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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How would a member of the most noble class have known which dialogue in the book to consult for advice on love?

2. What type of women who are hard to love did the author provide as an example to Walter?

3. The author encouraged Walter to find a woman who would love him regardless of what?

4. What was a member of the most noble class bound to renounce?

5. According to the author, what can money not buy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Review the dialogues, paying careful attention to the romantic advances of the men involved in them. What similarities do you observe in all of the interactions on the part of the men as they interact with women of varying social rankings. What are the greatest differences? With which social rank of woman do you sense that the man was most respectful and "well behaved?" With which was he the worst?

Essay Topic 2

Throughout the dialogues, the women, regardless of their social ranking, continually rebuff the advances of the men who sought to pursue them romantically. Review the dialogues and the women's responses to the men's advances. What similarities to you observe in their responses? What are the greatest differences?

Essay Topic 3

In Book Three, the author stated that it is unclear what good comes to men through love besides the love itself. In fact, the author cited many examples of harm that can come from love. In what ways can love cause the following: loss of honor, threat to chastity and destruction of peace?

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