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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Throughout the conversation, the woman spoke repeatedly about the costs of love. Of what did the man speak repeatedly?
2. What did the author think greedy women should do?
3. In the author's reviews of decisions in love cases, what was the reason in the second case that a man asked his lover if he could embrace another woman?
4. Up until the beginning of Chapters 7-12, which class, often considered the most noble, was unmentioned?
5. To what was a member of the most noble class to devote himself?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The author states that everyone of sound mind can do the works of love unless disabled by age, blindness or excess passion. Provide an example of each of these barriers to attaining love and explain why they might prohibit someone from experiencing love.
Essay Topic 2
In Book Three, the author stated that it is unclear what good comes to men through love besides the love itself. In fact, the author cited many examples of harm that can come from love. In what ways can love cause the following: loss of honor, threat to chastity and destruction of peace?
Essay Topic 3
The book begins with Walter seeking advice from the author, Andreas Capellanus. Explain Walter's request of the author and the author's two goals in writing "The Art of Courtly Love". Do you believe that Andreas provided sufficient and helpful advice to Walter?
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