Question 1

Courtly love involved the right of the man to make demands on a woman.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Eleanor of Aquitaine did much to keep women equal to men.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at right. Use none more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use.
-___ ladder leading from physical to nonphysical love

Accepted Answer

A) Plato 
B) Confucius 
C) agape 
D) Mirabell and Millamant 
E) nuclear family
F)Venus
G)Tristan
H)Willy Loman
I)Mariolatry
J)lust
K)Adonis
L)Beatrice
M)adultery
N)eros
O)Florentino
P)Dulcinea
Q)Isolde
R)the Victorian model
S)romantic love
T)Chaucer
U)Correggio
V)Steinbeck 
A) Plato 
B) Confucius 
C) agape 
D) Mirabell and Millamant 
E) nuclear family
F)Venus
G)Tristan
H)Willy Loman
I)Mariolatry
J)lust
K)Adonis
L)Beatrice
M)adultery
N)eros
O)Florentino
P)Dulcinea
Q)Isolde
R)the Victorian model
S)romantic love
T)Chaucer
U)Correggio
V)Steinbeck A

Question 4

The word romance derives from the code of love adopted by the ancient Romans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Goliards were

Accepted Answer

A)  drunken sailors who forced themselves on Isolde. 
B)  students preparing for the priesthood who sang songs with erotic content. 
C)  weapons used by medieval knights in their tournaments. 
D)  colorful frockcoats worn by suitors who practiced courtly love. 
E)  underground prison cells in which adulterers were confined for life. 
A)  drunken sailors who forced themselves on Isolde. 
B)  students preparing for the priesthood who sang songs with erotic content. 
C)  weapons used by medieval knights in their tournaments. 
D)  colorful frockcoats worn by suitors who practiced courtly love. 
E)  underground prison cells in which adulterers were confined for life.

Question 6

After Adonis is killed by a wild boar, Venus passes an ordinance requiring everyone on Mount Olympus to stop eating meat.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at right. Use none more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use.
-___ The Wife of Bath

Accepted Answer

A) Plato 
B) Confucius 
C) agape 
D) Mirabell and Millamant 
E) nuclear family
F)Venus
G)Tristan
H)Willy Loman
I)Mariolatry
J)lust
K)Adonis
L)Beatrice
M)adultery
N)eros
O)Florentino
P)Dulcinea
Q)Isolde
R)the Victorian model
S)romantic love
T)Chaucer
U)Correggio
V)Steinbeck 
A) Plato 
B) Confucius 
C) agape 
D) Mirabell and Millamant 
E) nuclear family
F)Venus
G)Tristan
H)Willy Loman
I)Mariolatry
J)lust
K)Adonis
L)Beatrice
M)adultery
N)eros
O)Florentino
P)Dulcinea
Q)Isolde
R)the Victorian model
S)romantic love
T)Chaucer
U)Correggio
V)Steinbeck

Question 8

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at right. Use none more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use.
-___ tender feelings and a desire to be with the other

Accepted Answer

A) Plato 
B) Confucius 
C) agape 
D) Mirabell and Millamant 
E) nuclear family
F)Venus
G)Tristan
H)Willy Loman
I)Mariolatry
J)lust
K)Adonis
L)Beatrice
M)adultery
N)eros
O)Florentino
P)Dulcinea
Q)Isolde
R)the Victorian model
S)romantic love
T)Chaucer
U)Correggio
V)Steinbeck 
A) Plato 
B) Confucius 
C) agape 
D) Mirabell and Millamant 
E) nuclear family
F)Venus
G)Tristan
H)Willy Loman
I)Mariolatry
J)lust
K)Adonis
L)Beatrice
M)adultery
N)eros
O)Florentino
P)Dulcinea
Q)Isolde
R)the Victorian model
S)romantic love
T)Chaucer
U)Correggio
V)Steinbeck

Question 9

After being given a magic potion, she falls in love with a man wearing a donkey's head.

Accepted Answer

A)  Juliet 
B)  Beatrice 
C)  Io 
D)  Venus 
E)  Titania 
A)  Juliet 
B)  Beatrice 
C)  Io 
D)  Venus 
E)  Titania

Question 10

Which of the following does NOT apply to the understanding of the romantic love tradition?

Accepted Answer

A)  arranged marriages 
B)  flourished during the Middle Ages 
C)  the code of knighthood 
D)  Ulrich and the princess 
E)  Dante and Beatrice 
A)  arranged marriages 
B)  flourished during the Middle Ages 
C)  the code of knighthood 
D)  Ulrich and the princess 
E)  Dante and Beatrice

Question 11

In A Midsummer Night's Dream, a queen falls in love with a man wearing the head of a donkey.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

In Love in the Time of Choleraan ardent admirer remains loyal to his lady for more than 50 years before they are finally married.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

In the Victorian model of marriage, men were expected to remain virgins until the wedding night.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

During the reign of Queen Victoria, women finally gained equal status with men.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following was characteristic of love as portrayed in classical myth?

Accepted Answer

A)  the idea of men and women remaining virginal until wed 
B)  the lover who wears a donkey's head for his beloved's entertainment 
C)  the decline of the nuclear family 
D)  the goliards who sang the praises of secular love 
E)  the impossible love between a mortal and an immortal goddess 
A)  the idea of men and women remaining virginal until wed 
B)  the lover who wears a donkey's head for his beloved's entertainment 
C)  the decline of the nuclear family 
D)  the goliards who sang the praises of secular love 
E)  the impossible love between a mortal and an immortal goddess

Question 16

Much classical literature portrays sexual passion as

Accepted Answer

A)  easily resisted by rational people. 
B)  an experience of the highest delight. 
C)  an affliction curable only by water from the River Styx. 
D)  visited upon mortals by the jealous fates. 
E)  bringing about tragic results. 
A)  easily resisted by rational people. 
B)  an experience of the highest delight. 
C)  an affliction curable only by water from the River Styx. 
D)  visited upon mortals by the jealous fates. 
E)  bringing about tragic results.

Question 17

In the eighteenth century it was common for every well-bred gentleman to have at least one mistress.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at right. Use none more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use.
-___ commits suicide so that his son can use the insurance money to be financially successful

Accepted Answer

A) Plato 
B) Confucius 
C) agape 
D) Mirabell and Millamant 
E) nuclear family
F)Venus
G)Tristan
H)Willy Loman
I)Mariolatry
J)lust
K)Adonis
L)Beatrice
M)adultery
N)eros
O)Florentino
P)Dulcinea
Q)Isolde
R)the Victorian model
S)romantic love
T)Chaucer
U)Correggio
V)Steinbeck 
A) Plato 
B) Confucius 
C) agape 
D) Mirabell and Millamant 
E) nuclear family
F)Venus
G)Tristan
H)Willy Loman
I)Mariolatry
J)lust
K)Adonis
L)Beatrice
M)adultery
N)eros
O)Florentino
P)Dulcinea
Q)Isolde
R)the Victorian model
S)romantic love
T)Chaucer
U)Correggio
V)Steinbeck

Question 19

It brought the idea of the heroine worshiped for her purity to secular literature:

Accepted Answer

A)  Buddhism 
B)  Driving Miss Daisy 
C)  the Victorian model 
D)  mariolatry 
E)  Adam's Rib 
A)  Buddhism 
B)  Driving Miss Daisy 
C)  the Victorian model 
D)  mariolatry 
E)  Adam's Rib

Question 20

The chapter draws a parallel between the loyal friendship in Don Quixote and

Accepted Answer

A)  Huckleberry Finn and Jim 
B)  Willy Loman and Biff 
C)  Mirabell and Millamant 
D)  Romeo and Juliet 
E)  Dante and Beatrice 
A)  Huckleberry Finn and Jim 
B)  Willy Loman and Biff 
C)  Mirabell and Millamant 
D)  Romeo and Juliet 
E)  Dante and Beatrice

Courtly love involved the right of the man to make demands on a woman.

Eleanor of Aquitaine did much to keep women equal to men.

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at right. Use none more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use. -___ ladder leading from physical to nonphysical love

The word romance derives from the code of love adopted by the ancient Romans.

Goliards were

After Adonis is killed by a wild boar, Venus passes an ordinance requiring everyone on Mount Olympus to stop eating meat.

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at right. Use none more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use. -___ The Wife of Bath

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at right. Use none more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use. -___ tender feelings and a desire to be with the other

After being given a magic potion, she falls in love with a man wearing a donkey's head.

Which of the following does NOT apply to the understanding of the romantic love tradition?

In A Midsummer Night's Dream, a queen falls in love with a man wearing the head of a donkey.

In Love in the Time of Choleraan ardent admirer remains loyal to his lady for more than 50 years before they are finally married.

In the Victorian model of marriage, men were expected to remain virgins until the wedding night.

During the reign of Queen Victoria, women finally gained equal status with men.

Which of the following was characteristic of love as portrayed in classical myth?

Much classical literature portrays sexual passion as

In the eighteenth century it was common for every well-bred gentleman to have at least one mistress.

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at right. Use none more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use. -___ commits suicide so that his son can use the insurance money to be financially successful

It brought the idea of the heroine worshiped for her purity to secular literature:

The chapter draws a parallel between the loyal friendship in Don Quixote and

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Courtly love involved the right of the man to make demands on a woman.

Eleanor of Aquitaine did much to keep women equal to men.

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at right. Use none more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use. -___ ladder leading from physical to nonphysical love

The word romance derives from the code of love adopted by the ancient Romans.

Goliards were

After Adonis is killed by a wild boar, Venus passes an ordinance requiring everyone on Mount Olympus to stop eating meat.

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at right. Use none more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use. -___ The Wife of Bath

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at right. Use none more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use. -___ tender feelings and a desire to be with the other

After being given a magic potion, she falls in love with a man wearing a donkey's head.

Which of the following does NOT apply to the understanding of the romantic love tradition?

In A Midsummer Night's Dream, a queen falls in love with a man wearing the head of a donkey.

In Love in the Time of Choleraan ardent admirer remains loyal to his lady for more than 50 years before they are finally married.

In the Victorian model of marriage, men were expected to remain virgins until the wedding night.

During the reign of Queen Victoria, women finally gained equal status with men.

Which of the following was characteristic of love as portrayed in classical myth?

Much classical literature portrays sexual passion as

In the eighteenth century it was common for every well-bred gentleman to have at least one mistress.

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at right. Use none more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use. -___ commits suicide so that his son can use the insurance money to be financially successful

It brought the idea of the heroine worshiped for her purity to secular literature:

The chapter draws a parallel between the loyal friendship in Don Quixote and

The Humanities: a Shining Beacon

The Humanities and Critical Thinking

Myth and the Origin of the Humanities

Literature

Art

Music

Theater

The Musical Stage: Opera, Music, Drama, Dance

Cinema

Religion

Morality

Happiness

Life-Affirmation

Nature

Freedom

Filters