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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The morning after the tryst with the married woman in "Master the Art of Insinuation" , who advises and releases the young man?
(a) The husband.
(b) The young man's other lover.
(c) The married woman.
(d) The servants.

2. In the same example from Chapter 2: Create a False Sense of Security-Approach Indirectly, how does the man indirectly attempt to seduce the woman?
(a) He befriends the woman without trying to take the relationship in a physical direction.
(b) He gets to know the woman's family.
(c) He begins to write plays about love.
(d) He starts dating the woman's friends.

3. What famous Madame does the author describe as the main figure in The Ideal Lover?
(a) Tussaud.
(b) Curie.
(c) Laveau.
(d) Pompadour.

4. The author says that the art of seduction leads to justified _____ or to _____ pertaining to people's social behaviors.
(a) Lies/Deceit.
(b) Caution/Paranoic anxiety.
(c) Anger/Aggression.
(d) Games/Agitation.

5. What is the Siren often empowered by?
(a) Friendship.
(b) Love.
(c) Gifts.
(d) Ideas.

6. Who does the author describe as an excellent musician and fun dancer?
(a) James Brown.
(b) Madame Recamier.
(c) Shakira.
(d) Queen Victoria.

7. What man is discussed in The Coquette, whose love distracts him from his other activities?
(a) Napoleon.
(b) Genji.
(c) Shakespeare.
(d) Disraeli.

8. What seductive power does Lawrence use on his friends?
(a) He throws fabulous parties.
(b) He criticizes them.
(c) He plays on his physical beauty.
(d) He creates triangles.

9. What does the author say is one of women's natural fears regarding men?
(a) That men will lie to them.
(b) That men will become oppressors.
(c) That men will physically harm them.
(d) That men will love them then leave them.

10. The author says that Marlene Dietrich also had an element of what to her?
(a) The Natural.
(b) The Siren.
(c) Dandy.
(d) The Rake.

11. What activities gave Krishnamurti a perception of power?
(a) Political organizing and campaining.
(b) Running and yoga.
(c) Hosting parties and traveling to exotic places.
(d) Years of discipline and study.

12. The author says that Andy Warhol retained an aura of _____, regardless of whether or not he _____.
(a) Popularity/Tried.
(b) Mystery/Wanted to.
(c) Sadness/Was happy.
(d) Creativity/Deserved it.

13. Who is included as an example of someone who abandons personal dreams for the purpose of fulfilling society's needs and aspirations?
(a) Madonna.
(b) Napoleon.
(c) Evita.
(d) Rasputin.

14. The example of the indulging world leader mirrors how _____ were financially indulged by their lovers.
(a) Poets.
(b) Courtesans.
(c) Wives.
(d) Husbands.

15. What charming woman does the author describe whose persuasiveness and popularity were so intense that people rejected her husband?
(a) Hillary Clinton.
(b) Princess Diana.
(c) Queen Victoria.
(d) Catherine the Great of Russia.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author states that many of the world's greatest ____ have been charming.

2. When are the Stars often most effective, according to the author?

3. The author writes that indulgence is a form of _____ that holds appeal for many.

4. What strategy does the author describe that a person can partially control to gain popularity in business?

5. What quality does the target have that makes the seducer want to indulge him or her?

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