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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Letters 101 - 124.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What occurs in the tale of seduction Valmont tells Merteuil in letter 79?
(a) The many mistresses of the King.
(b) Three couples get hoodwinked by one man.
(c) One woman seduces three brothers.
(d) Valmont himself and two unnamed women.

2. With what circumstance is Danceny most frustrated?
(a) The weather prevents him from traveling.
(b) The inconvenience of being stuck in Paris for business matters.
(c) Valmont's apparent silence on Danceny and Cécile's affair.
(d) His inability to express his feelings to Cécile.

3. How does Valmont give Cécile her letter from Danceny?
(a) He reads it aloud.
(b) He slips it under her bedroom door.
(c) He tosses it in her lap.
(d) He gives it to her on a walk in the countryside.

4. According to Merteuil in letter 10, which pretext do women use to submit to sexual pleasure with a man?
(a) Women initiate their own seductions.
(b) Women come to secret agreements with their lovers.
(c) Women use the excuse of weak-mindedness.
(d) Women allow themselves to be raped.

5. How does Cécile initially feel about Danceny?
(a) She likes him and wants to please him with her musical abilities.
(b) She feels ambivalent about him and he bores her.
(c) She hates his strict style of teaching.
(d) She falls deeply in love with him.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Cécile generally feel about the prospect of soon being married?

2. Who are the two people Cécile admits she likes best?

3. What does Valmont instruct his valet to do in Paris?

4. Who does Valmont trick to spend time with the Vicomtesse de M?

5. What does Madame de Volanges discover about her daughter?

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