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The Book of the City of Ladies Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who conquers Ethiopia and India?
(a) Caria.
(b) Semiramis.
(c) Hippolyta.
(d) Synoppe.

2. Who defeats her enemy by instructing the army to hold boughs from trees so the enemy thinks the forest is near?
(a) Queen Fredegunde.
(b) Queen Zenobia.
(c) Queen Camilla.
(d) Queen Artemisia.

3. What is the meaning of the word sibyl?
(a) One privy to the thoughts of God.
(b) An evil being.
(c) Very beautiful woman.
(d) One of affluence.

4. Who is Aeneas's wife and the mother of Julius Silvanus?
(a) Lavinia.
(b) Dido.
(c) Opis.
(d) Sempronia.

5. Why does Christine think herself unfortunate?
(a) She does not think of herself as unfortunate.
(b) For losing her job.
(c) For being poor.
(d) For being born a woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hypsipyle do when rebels advance to kill her father, King Thaos?

2. Who does Queen Penthesila fall in love with when she hears of his courageous feats?

3. Who avenges her mother's death by killing the entire population of her mother's murderer's country?

4. What country does Artemisia become Queen of?

5. Who prophesies that the King of Thuringia will receive a vision if he remains chaste on his wedding night?

Short Essay Questions

1. Once the buildings are finished, what does Rectitude tell Christine?

2. When Christine asks if God gives women an aptitude for learning, how does Reason respond?

3. In Section 1, Parts 28-36, what allusions to Greek and Roman mythology does Reason make?

4. How does Reason conclude her portion of building the City of Ladies?

5. In Section 1, Parts 37-41, what inventions are listed, and who makes them?

6. What does Reason say about the intelligence and education of Cornifica and Proba?

7. Why does Emperor Justinian marry Antonia?

8. What is Queen Penthesila's role in the legendary Trojan War and as an Amazon?

9. What does Rectitude say about parents preferring sons to daughters?

10. Who are the three ladies that appear to Christine, and why do they visit her?

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