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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Valmont trick Madame de Volanges into receiving his second letter?
(a) He glues it inside her favorite book.
(b) He slips it under her door at night.
(c) He throws it on her lap while company visits, forcing her to grab it and hide it.
(d) He hides it in one of her letters, which she has asked him to return.

2. As of letter 44, what has Madame de Tourvel done with Valmont's letters?
(a) Burnt them.
(b) Left them all unread and ignored.
(c) Saved and repaired them.
(d) Sent them to Madame de Volanges as evidence against Valmont.

3. What ruse does Valmont use to attempt to secretly rifle through Madame de Tourvel's letters?
(a) He says he is going hunting.
(b) He pretends to be a burglar in the night.
(c) He fakes a nosebleed and leaves the room.
(d) He complains of a headache.

4. What message does the Publisher's Foreword give?
(a) It asserts the reality and truth of the novel's events.
(b) It encourages readers to thoroughly enjoy the novel
(c) It offers a comic summary of the novel.
(d) It warns the readers that this is a dangerous novel.

5. What euphemism does Merteuil use to refer to her lover?
(a) "Distraction."
(b) "Knight."
(c) "Swain."
(d) "Pastime."

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Merteuil assert that Madame de Tourvel is doing to Valmont?

2. What does Merteuil call the woman Valmont wishes to seduce?

3. What happens to Cécile when Valmont's door opens while they are together?

4. On what issue does Cécile ask Merteuil's advice in letter 27?

5. How did Laclos' contemporary critics feel his novel would impact society?

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