Test what you've learned...

All of this is not going to do any good unless you can learn to apply your 18th century skills to real life.  Try our quiz below and see how you fare!

1.  You're at a restaurant, dining alone.  An attractive person sits down across the room, apparently dining alone as well.  You want to approach with an invitation to dine with you.  What do you do?

AGo over and introduce yourself.

BApproach with an original charade in hand and say a friend wrote it.

CWrite a love letter on your napkin and then send your waiter or handmaid to deliver it.

2.  You are invited to a dinner party at which your lifelong crush will be attendance.  How do you prepare?

AWear your best outfit, something classy but slightly sexy.

BBring your flute and wander about mysteriously playing until you are noticed.

CCall the host before you arrive to pinpoint your love's exact location in the sitting room, and then concoct an elaborate entrance that will not be missed.

3.  You are asked to dine with an acquaintance who admires you as more than a friend.  Unfortunately, the acquaintance not educated nor well-bred.  You accept the invitation, and at the meal you:

AAct pleasant and grateful for the company, but avoid any flirtatious or coquettish signals.

BDirect the conversation so that you are able to talk incessantly about your friend, who you think will be a far better match than yourself.

CScream and cry of wretchedness throughout the whole meal to show your disinterest.

4.  Where do you go on an initial outing?

AThe theatre.

BA walk in the woods.

CYour driver will take your unknowing date to an undisclosed location for several weeks where they will have no clue as to their fate.

5.  You've been romantically involved for past months and you want to tie the knot.  How do you plan your approach?

ABuy the most dazzling ring you can find and surprise your lover over dinner.

BApproach the parents for permission, then make an elaborate announcement to your love.

CWrite a letter proclaiming your desire, but be sure that all of your love's friends see it as well and are able to thus exert influence.

6.  After an intense month of courting, you begin to feel certain physical "urges" to express your love.  Do you:

ASubtly imply your intentions and measure your lover's responses accordingly.

BGet married first and refuse physical contact until you wedding night.

CBack your love into your bedroom and proceed to have your way until your love faints.

7.  You are in love with someone who is currently involved with someone else, but you believe that the object of your affections shares a mutual admiration for you.  How do you steal him/her from the current lover?

AYou approach your love to express your feelings but leave the decision to them.

BYou continually tag along on outings, making your presence known without making any solid moves.

CYou frame the competing lover as a middle-class farmer.

8.  You're trying to arrange a romance between two acquaintances.  How do you get them to be alone?

ASet them up on a blind date.

BArrange an activity that will require the three of you to spend much time together.

CBreak your bootstraps continually so that you are forced to stop for repairs and can thus leave the two alone.

9.  You are attending a masquerade and are seduced by a mysterious amour.  You leave with the suitor and are taken to an area of ill-repute only to find that your amour is a prostitute.  Do you:

ATake advantage of the opportunity--no one will be the wiser.

BPreach ceremoniously and then dash away to spend four hours in prayer.

COffer to take the prostitute to your side of town, where you will be happy to pay for a few services in a more proper location.

10.  You want to proclaim your affections to a love of far greater wealth than your own.  What do you do to express yourself and avoid embarrassment at the same time?

ABestow a bit of respectable affection, such as a kiss upon the cheek.

BWrite a love letter in disappearing ink.

CFaint excessively.


Now it's time to tally up your scores.  Count how many As, Bs, and Cs you put and then click below to find out how you add up...

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