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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, Chapters 7-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How would a noblewoman respond to compliments from a nobleman?
(a) She would be appreciative.
(b) She would feel offended.
(c) She would rebuff him.
(d) She would be embarrassed but flattered.

2. When a man of higher nobility spoke to a woman of higher nobility, what argument did they have about love?
(a) About its ability to heal.
(b) About its deception.
(c) About its ability to frighten.
(d) About its prudence.

3. Up until the beginning of Chapters 7-12, which class, often considered the most noble, was unmentioned?
(a) The clergy.
(b) The nobility.
(c) The Royal Family.
(d) The serfs.

4. In what way did the author say that greedy women love?
(a) In a real way.
(b) In a transparent way.
(c) In a counterfeit way.
(d) In a desperate way.

5. Though God did not ban a man of the clergy from courtly love, what did God ban him from?
(a) Marrying someone who was not a believer.
(b) Flattery.
(c) The flesh.
(d) Marrying someone too young.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the four-stage theory of appropriate development of love, what is the third stage?

2. What did the author say greedy women do to men?

3. According to the author, what does love cause a person to seek above all other things?

4. Why were members of the most noble rank advised to consult the dialogues in the book?

5. When the man of higher nobility spoke to a woman of higher nobility, what was the man advised to avoid?

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