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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Letters 16 - 50.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Valmont make sure that Madame de Tourvel will read his first letter?
(a) He hides it in her writing desk so she will see it.
(b) He corners her and reads it aloud.
(c) He gives it to her maid to deliver to her.
(d) He leaves it in plain sight so she is forced to take it.

2. What common subjects of social satire is the novel clearly lacking, according to Coward?
(a) Artists, musicians, and stage actors.
(b) Innocent young women and men.
(c) Adult males, financiers, and clergymen.
(d) Servants and peasants.

3. How does Coward characterize each "chapter" in __Les Liaisons Dangereuses_?
(a) They are "flighty."
(b) They are "stodgy."
(c) They are "identical to one another."
(d) They are "theatrical."

4. What else does David Coward, author of the Introduction, insist is a factor in libertine novels?
(a) The surrealist confusion of society.
(b) The reinforcement of ancient wisdom.
(c) The questioning of humanity's purpose on earth.
(d) The provocation of social mores.

5. With which philosophical movement of the 18th century is Laclos associated?
(a) The Late Renaissance.
(b) The French Enlightenment.
(c) The Age of Realism.
(d) The French Victorian period.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Madame de Tourvel promise to Madame de Volanges in letter 11?

3. Where is Madame de Tourvel staying while her husband is away?

4. Into which main form(s) was __Les Liaisons Dangereuses_ reproduced in the 20th century?

5. What was the beginning of Laclos' military career like?

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