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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book One, Introduction to the Treatise on Love, Preface, Chapters 1-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the author approach the topic of homosexuality?
(a) He believed that love could only exist between a man and a woman.
(b) He believed that love between two men was an abomination, but love between two women was acceptable.
(c) He believed that love between two women was an abomination, but love between two men was acceptable
(d) He believed that love has no boundaries, but religion can interfere with true love.

2. How did the author describe the effects of age on love?
(a) Some are too old and some are too young for love.
(b) Only the mature can truly enjoy love.
(c) Only the youthful can truly enjoy love.
(d) Love knows no age.

3. How did the author explain the link between love, perception and social class?
(a) Love makes lovers feel like royalty.
(b) Love makes peasants of all who love.
(c) Love can make anyone a nobleman.
(d) Love is impossible for nobility to obtain.

4. According to the author, upon what do lovers focus their attention?
(a) Catching a glimpse of those they love.
(b) Speaking words of love to those they love.
(c) Bringing about the enjoyment of those they love.
(d) Having physical contact with those they love.

5. Because a man will see his ideal woman, lust after her and make plans to woo her, how did the author explain love's origins?
(a) It is a figment of the imagination.
(b) It develops only when a connection is there.
(c) It come directly from God when the moment is right.
(d) It is innate to humans.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author, what is the only way that a lover can accept something of value from the beloved?

2. How did the author explain the effects of excess passion on love?

3. According to the author, how does love feel about homosexuality?

4. How did the author explain the connection between love and greed?

5. The word "love" is derived from what word?

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