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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 is to be evaded and escaped in seduction?

2. What does the author say is the greatest danger for a relationship?

3. What factors make letter writing ideal for Johannes and the woman he admires?

4. What is different about Errol Flynn's seduction of Nora Eddington in Chapter 22, "Use Physical Lures"?

5. How does the author attack the love of kindness in Chapter 20, "Mix Pleasure with Pain"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Lord Byron engage in taboos in Chapter 18?

2. According to the author, how can one be poetic without using poetry?

3. Why does the author say Errol Flynn succeeds at seducing Nora Eddington?

4. Describe Mathilde from Chapter 9, "Lead Astray-Creating Pleasure and Confusion".

5. What does the author say makes a great illusion?

6. What changes does the author suggest people make to show attention to details?

7. How does the journalist seduce in her interview with the Shah of Iran in Chapter 20?

8. What is the outcome of the journalist's interview with the Shah of Iran in Chapter 20?

9. How does the author explain that idealization is an important part of the seduction process?

10. In Chapter 21, "Give them Space to Fall - The Pursuer is Pursued" why does the admirer not accept the beautiful woman's advances?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is seduction used in business? What examples from the text illustrate this? Can a business be successful without seduction?

Essay Topic 2

Who are the victims in The Art of Seduction? How are these victims different from victims of crime or abuse? How are they similar?

Essay Topic 3

Compare spiritual lures to physical lures in seduction. How are they similar? How are they different? Which is more effective, and why?

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