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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does the author say epitomizes girlish charm?
2. In one case in Chapter 8, it is revealed that Don Juan is only attracted to what type of women?
3. The author states that many of the world's greatest ____ have been charming.
4. What do seducers partly do through seduction?
5. The story of a married woman seducing a younger man is an example of _____ from a _____ era.
Short Essay Questions
1. In The Charismatic, how does Rasputin, the peasant, show his Charismatic qualities?
2. What Star qualities of Count Saint-Germaine does the author describe that have appeal to the notorious Casanova?
3. How does the author's statement about habitual affection between spouses contradict other statements about seduction?
4. What qualities does the author attribute to a Natural seducer?
5. What does the author say is required for one to indulge another?
6. How does the author describe indecisive results in seduction on the military scale?
7. How does Lou Andreas Salome create triangles in Chapter 4?
8. What does the author say is the seductive power of the charmer?
9. Describe how Marlene Dietrich developed a method of success that was unlike most other women in the theater.
10. In The Charmer, what does the statement, "Charmed, I'm sure" communicate?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What are some of the common results the seducers in the text seek? Are they respected for their techniques? Are their strategies based in reality or fantasy? Explain.
Essay Topic 2
Why does the author suggest that reality has no place in seduction? How does combining a fact with some element of fantasy keeps the deception going?
Essay Topic 3
How are emotions manipulated in The Art of Seduction? What benefit does a relationship have to stirring anxiety and discontent? What draws people to create drama in their own relationships?
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