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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Letters 125 - 150.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who are the two people Cécile admits she likes best?
(a) Valmont and Merteuil.
(b) Merteuil and Madame de Rosemonde.
(c) Danceny and Madame de Volanges.
(d) Merteuil and Danceny.

2. Whom does Cécile's mother intend for her to marry?
(a) The Vicomte de Valmont.
(b) The Comte de Gercourt.
(c) The Chevalier Danceny.
(d) Monsieur de Prévan.

3. Which category of women does Merteuil consider the most worthwhile?
(a) Mysterious, enigmatic widows.
(b) Young, pretty, dull women.
(c) Middle-aged, hardened, despairing women.
(d) Independent, intelligent women of character.

4. In his other writings, what view did Laclos take of women?
(a) Women should be seen or heard.
(b) Women should not be enslaved by a male-dominated society.
(c) Women were corruptors of society.
(d) A woman's honor was tied to their virginity.

5. How does Merteuil increase sympathy for herself?
(a) She keeps quiet and the mystery deepens.
(b) She asserts that Prévan robbed her.
(c) She claims to have been raped.
(d) She pretends to be ill.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Madame de Tourvel reveal to Valmont in letter 90?

2. What does Madame de Tourvel regret in letter 124?

3. What is Merteuil careful to say in Prévan's hearing when they meet for the second time?

4. What does Madame de Tourvel tell Madame de Volanges she will do to get rid of Valmont?

5. What has Merteuil tricked Cécile into doing?

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