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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Letters 81 - 100.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Madame de Tourvel offer Valmont?
(a) Her body.
(b) Her undying love.
(c) Her friendship.
(d) Her hatred.

2. How does Cécile respond to Valmont's suggestion about their secret correspondence?
(a) She refuses to steal her mother's key.
(b) She agrees to Valmont's request for more time.
(c) She asks to speak to Danceny directly.
(d) She suggests they use a third party to pass their letters.

3. What does Merteuil tell Cécile when they attend the opera together?
(a) On her wedding night, a young woman must be prepared for certain things.
(b) It is perfectly acceptable to have many lovers at once.
(c) When a woman marries, she must love only her husband.
(d) Marriage is a futile institution that oppresses women.

4. What literary tradition does Coward see as applicable?
(a) Romanticism.
(b) Elegiac poetry.
(c) Don Juanism.
(d) Sentimentality.

5. What was the beginning of Laclos' military career like?
(a) He set sail for India and China to support France's colonial efforts.
(b) He was garrisoned in provincial towns and saw no battle action.
(c) He became a decorated hero and military adviser to the King.
(d) He fought constantly in the Seven Years' War.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Cécile live before coming home to Paris?

2. To whom does the Marquise de Merteuil confide her plots?

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

4. What is the tone of Cécile's letter to Merteuil after her encounter with Valmont?

5. How does Valmont spy on Madame de Tourvel?

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