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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when love starts to decline?

2. Up until the beginning of Chapters 7-12, which class, often considered the most noble, was unmentioned?

3. What did the author say of the love of prostitutes?

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

5. What is it that the author told Walter is hard to love?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author warned Walter to avoid many of the pitfalls of love, including avoiding romance with certain people. Explain why the author warned Walter to avoid the following three types of women: nuns, prostitutes and greedy women.

Essay Topic 2

The book begins with Walter seeking advice from the author, Andreas Capellanus. Explain Walter's request of the author and the author's two goals in writing "The Art of Courtly Love". Do you believe that Andreas provided sufficient and helpful advice to Walter?

Essay Topic 3

The author discusses at length the issue of physical beauty versus inner beauty. Discuss the kind of love and its lasting ability that results from seeking love based on physical beauty, and the same for inner beauty. What sorts of attributes create inner beauty? Which type of love is better? Why?

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