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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Letters 51 - 80.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Cécile think are pretty much the same thing?
(a) Innocence and ignorance.
(b) Sex and love.
(c) Friendship and marriage.
(d) Friendship and love.

2. What does Danceny refuse to do, despite Madame de Volanges' request?
(a) Travel abroad to forget Cécile.
(b) Return Cécile's letters.
(c) Burn his letters.
(d) Marry another woman.

3. What is Valmont and Danceny's relationship as of letter 57?
(a) Wary and cautious.
(b) They do not have a relationship.
(c) Vengeful and angry.
(d) Open and trusting.

4. What does the author of the Editor's Preface claim he has done?
(a) Collected and organized real letters, and provided occasional notes.
(b) Written the story of his own group of friends into the form of letters.
(c) Written all the letters himself, from the perspective of fictional characters.
(d) Translated these letters from another language into French.

5. What does Madame de Tourvel promise to Madame de Volanges in letter 11?
(a) That she will consider no one's feelings, but her own.
(b) That she will treat Valmont coldly.
(c) That she will do everything Valmont asks of her.
(d) That she will request that Valmont leave the estate.

Short Answer Questions

1. What event does Valmont tell Madame de Tourvel secured his love for her?

2. Which place in the social hierarchy did Laclos' family occupy?

3. How does Danceny give his first note to Cécile?

4. With which philosophical movement of the 18th century is Laclos associated?

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

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