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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rasputin, the poor peasant, call the well-off?

2. What is a great indirect approach to creating a false sense of security?

3. The author compares indirect approaches of seduction to what?

4. What is Casanova's counterpart famous for?

5. What does the author say is one of women's natural fears regarding men?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is insinuation used in the Chapter 6 story of the married woman who has an affair with a younger man?

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

3. Describe the female Dandy.

4. How does the author describe Napoleon's use of insinuation?

5. Describe the "magnet and steel effect" that is discussed in Book 2: Chapter 3.

6. How does Lou Andreas Salome create triangles in Chapter 4?

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

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

9. Why does the author describe Andy Warhol as a cold Coquette?

10. What is unusual about the relationship between the world leader and the journalist described in Chapter 7, "Enter Their Spirit"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do some people thrive in relationships when there are difficult circumstances? What is appealing about conflict for seducers? How does the conflict help them?

Essay Topic 2

What details must one pay attention to, in order to seduce someone? Describe an example from the text of someone who paid attention to details. How are people who pay attention to details perceived?

Essay Topic 3

How are emotions manipulated in The Art of Seduction? What benefit does a relationship have to stirring anxiety and discontent? What draws people to create drama in their own relationships?

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