Deck 21: Talking of Love and Marriage

Question 1

Fill in each blank with one of the words from the chapter
nubile
nuptials
amorous
betrothal
platonic
conjugal
ardor
infatuated
lovelorn
erotic
According to an archaic* law, no married woman could own property or
travel without her husband's permission.

Answer 1

conjugal

Question 2

Platonic means

A)not sexual but spiritual
B)sexually active at an early age
C)eager to fall in love

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Erotic means

A)sexual in nature
B)spiritual in nature
C)related by marriage

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Fill in each blank with one of the words from the chapter
nubile
nuptials
amorous
betrothal
platonic
conjugal
ardor
infatuated
lovelorn
erotic
Their lasted longer than their marriage.

Question 5

Fill in each blank with one of the words from the chapter
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nuptials
amorous
betrothal
platonic
conjugal
ardor
infatuated
lovelorn
erotic
with his wife, France's emperor Napoleon Bonaparte didn't initially care that she couldn't have children, but in time he did.

Question 6

Fill in each blank with one of the words from the chapter
nubile
nuptials
amorous
betrothal
platonic
conjugal
ardor
infatuated
lovelorn
erotic
When the king was in an mood, none of the women in the court would go near him.

Question 7

Infatuation means

A)intense but short lived passion
B)spiritual love for a god
C)sexual excess in adolescents

Question 8

Nubile means

A)engaged to be married
B)romantic by nature
C)of age to be married

Question 9

Fill in each blank with one of the words from the chapter
nubile
nuptials
amorous
betrothal
platonic
conjugal
ardor
infatuated
lovelorn
erotic
Throughout college their relationship had been purely , but after graduation, they began to feel romantic about one another.

Question 10

Fill in each blank with one of the words from the chapter
nubile
nuptials
amorous
betrothal
platonic
conjugal
ardor
infatuated
lovelorn
erotic
The newspapers called Gypsy Rose Lee a stripper, but she called herself an
dancer.

Question 11

Amorous means

A)pornographic
B)spiritual
C)romantic

Question 12

Nuptial means

A)like a virgin
B)sexual longing
C)marriage ceremony

Question 13

Fill in each blank with one of the words from the chapter
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nuptials
amorous
betrothal
platonic
conjugal
ardor
infatuated
lovelorn
erotic
after the death of his wife, Henry Adams's misery was apparent to everyone who met him.

Question 14

Fill in each blank with one of the words from the chapter
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nuptials
amorous
betrothal
platonic
conjugal
ardor
infatuated
lovelorn
erotic
In his for adventure, explorer Ernest Shackleton was willing to sacrifice his own life, but he refused to risk the lives of his men.

Question 15

Fill in each blank with one of the words from the chapter
nubile
nuptials
amorous
betrothal
platonic
conjugal
ardor
infatuated
lovelorn
erotic
The advertising industry relies on young women to market everything from beer to cars.

Question 16

Lovelorn means

A)loving
B)in love
C)loveless

Question 17

Conjugal means

A)related to the spirit
B)related to love
C)related to marriage

Question 18

Fill in each blank with one of the words from the chapter
nubile
nuptials
amorous
betrothal
platonic
conjugal
ardor
infatuated
lovelorn
erotic
During the , it was clear that the bride was nervous.

Question 19

Betrothal means

A)spiritual love
B)marriage
C)promise of marriage

Question 20

Ardor means

A)intense feelings
B)sex
C)a long engagement