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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What group does the author say makes great targets and victims of seduction?
(a) People prone to addictions.
(b) People who are at least in part unhappy.
(c) People who are weak.
(d) People who are content.

2. How does the author describe honesty?
(a) Admirable.
(b) Essential.
(c) Anti-seductive.
(d) Complicated.

3. The author says there is a great element of _____ involved in sending mixed signals.
(a) Manipulation.
(b) Disappointment.
(c) Teasing.
(d) Effort.

4. In The Coquette, how is the wife that the author describes cold?
(a) She refuses the companionship that her husband repeatedly asks for.
(b) She ignores her husband when he talks to her.
(c) She says she would prefer the company of generals than her husband.
(d) She complains about his friends, when he is clearly lonely.

5. Casanova gets _____ by his counterpart, even though she _____him.
(a) Ruined/Warns.
(b) Attacked/Loves.
(c) Rejected/Wants.
(d) Seduced/Despises.

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

7. What group, according to the author, might experience some chaos at times about where they have been placed professionally?
(a) Women.
(b) Senior citizens.
(c) Veterans.
(d) Men.

8. What is a great indirect approach to creating a false sense of security?
(a) Writing a letter.
(b) Making an effort to befriend a target.
(c) Promising to call after a date.
(d) Telling the person there is hope for romance.

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

10. What does the author say is essential about the seducers sending mixed signals?
(a) They should be unattractive.
(b) They must never let anyone see them sweat.
(c) They should wear a romantic color such as red.
(d) They must have value and be desirable.

11. What strategy does the author describe that a person can partially control to gain popularity in business?
(a) Bribing others.
(b) Working harder than others.
(c) Positioning yourself.
(d) Using humor.

12. The author emphasizes that most victims are what?
(a) Desperate.
(b) Lonely.
(c) Willing ones.
(d) Going to fall for anything.

13. What qualities of philosopher Lou Andreas Salome enabled her to lead men?
(a) Her ability to organize and plan events.
(b) Her strength of character and interests combined with how she handled her sexual and nonsexual appeal.
(c) Her superior technical and mechanical skills.
(d) Her intellegence and ability to emasculate them.

14. The author states that many of the world's greatest ____ have been charming.
(a) Game show hosts.
(b) Social workers.
(c) Politicians.
(d) Criminals.

15. In one case in Chapter 8, it is revealed that Don Juan is only attracted to what type of women?
(a) Tall women.
(b) Unavailable women.
(c) Wealthy women.
(d) Smart women.

Short Answer Questions

1. What career are Charismatic types "ideal" for?

2. Why is Genji sent away?

3. In The Natural/The Coquette, the author describe a woman who is able to receive funding through _____ rather than _____.

4. The author uses an example of a world leader and a _____ to illustrate entering one's spirit.

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

(see the answer keys)

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