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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 "libertine" generally refer to in 18th-century France?
(a) Conventional wisdom.
(b) Pious worship of God.
(c) Sexual depravity.
(d) Conservative political ideals.

2. How does Valmont force Madame de Tourvel's maid to help with his plans?
(a) He rapes her.
(b) He humiliates her by forcing her to be naked.
(c) He bribes her with 400 francs.
(d) He threatens to blackmail her.

3. What does Merteuil call the woman Valmont wishes to seduce?
(a) A child.
(b) A hag.
(c) A prude.
(d) A trollop.

4. Why is Merteuil's maid trustworthy?
(a) Merteuil threatened to kill the maid if she betrays Merteuil.
(b) Merteuil pays the maid an exorbitant salary for her cooperation.
(c) Merteuil knows her maid's greatest secret.
(d) The maid is Merteuil's daughter.

5. In letter 26, what does Madame de Tourvel blame on her impassioned outburst?
(a) The unbelieving portions of her mind and heart.
(b) The true feelings of love pouring into her heart.
(c) Her sudden confusion at the turn of events.
(d) Her sense of security made her unwary.

Short Answer Questions

1. What euphemism does Merteuil use to refer to her lover?

2. What does Merteuil tell Cécile when they attend the opera together?

3. How do today's readers of Laclos interpret his novel?

4. How was __Les Liaisons Dangereuses_ treated after the turn of the 20th century?

5. What is the name of the school-friend to whom Cécile writes?

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