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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, Chapter 6, Dialogues 4-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Walter?
(a) A nobleman who never knew true love.
(b) A good friend of the author.
(c) A blind man who could not love because he could not see.
(d) The author's real name.

2. According to the author in the Preface, what was his reason for writing the book?
(a) Showing the world the error of its ways.
(b) Following orders from superiors.
(c) Following his own dream to share his knowledge.
(d) Helping a friend in love.

3. In the four-stage theory of appropriate development of love, what is the third stage?
(a) Kiss.
(b) Hope.
(c) Whole person.
(d) Embrace.

4. According to the author, what is the only way that a lover can accept something of value from the beloved?
(a) If it was painful for the giver to give.
(b) If the giver is in love, as well.
(c) If it is given freely.
(d) Only if it caused the giver great joy.

5. In what stage of the four-stage theory of appropriate development of love should a woman try to find a lover?
(a) The fourth stage.
(b) The second stage.
(c) The first stage.
(d) The third stage.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. If a nobleman wished to select a middle class woman, what was his best course of action to woo her?

3. What did the author note that women can achieve through marriage, but men cannot?

4. During a conversation between a nobleman and a noblewoman, what was she to give permission for him to do?

5. What might a middle class woman have said to a nobleman about his social ranking if he had pursued her romantically?

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