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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the author say epitomizes girlish charm?
(a) The little fairy tale princess with her shoes and gown.
(b) Beauty pageant contestants.
(c) Girls with attitudes.
(d) Ballerinas.

2. What does the author say helps to consolidate the seducer's hold both before and after inflicting pain?
(a) Reflection.
(b) Gentleness and kindness.
(c) A phone call.
(d) Being critical.

3. How does the author warn readers at the start of Book 1?
(a) "Never try to seduce your own type."
(b) "Seduce at your own risk."
(c) "Never do two puzzles at the same time."
(d) "Seduction takes years of practice."

4. Who does the author say is the ideal counterpart to Casanova?
(a) Charpillon.
(b) Josephine.
(c) Genji.
(d) Cindy Adams.

5. The author says that Andy Warhol retained an aura of _____, regardless of whether or not he _____.
(a) Sadness/Was happy.
(b) Creativity/Deserved it.
(c) Popularity/Tried.
(d) Mystery/Wanted to.

Short Answer Questions

1. The chapter, "Master the Art of Insinuation" states that society has forced the married woman to make pretenses of being pursued and to appear to be the what?

2. What do seducers partly do through seduction?

3. What seductive power does Lawrence use on his friends?

4. What female philosopher is named as a female dandy?

5. What does the author say Genji, from the Asian Imperial Court, is famous for?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe how Marlene Dietrich developed a method of success that was unlike most other women in the theater.

2. Describe "the wound" from Chapter 5, "Create a Need: Stir Anxiety & Discomfort".

3. Describe Casanova's counterpart, Charpillon as described in Chapter 8.

4. How does Madame Recamier send mixed signals in Book 2: Chapter 3?

5. In The Charmer, what does the statement, "Charmed, I'm sure" communicate?

6. What types of ideas does the author say a seductive woman might be inspired by?

7. Why does the author say a seducer should never try to seduce his or her own type?

8. Describe the female Dandy.

9. In The Charismatic, how does Rasputin, the peasant, show his Charismatic qualities?

10. Describe the ruse that Don Juan's victim devises in Chapter 8, "Create Temptation".

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