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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Letters 16 - 50.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a "little house?"
(a) A temporary dwelling for those on the run from the law.
(b) A luxurious love-nest in the country.
(c) The servants' quarters, attached to a large estate.
(d) A peasant hovel.

2. Into which main form(s) was __Les Liaisons Dangereuses_ reproduced in the 20th century?
(a) Plays and film adaptations.
(b) Lyric poetry.
(c) Factual memoirs.
(d) Novellas.

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

4. What is an "epistolary novel?"
(a) A novel set in Medieval times.
(b) A novel centering around a mythical being.
(c) A novel told from the perspective of a single character.
(d) A novel told through letters.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What else does David Coward, author of the Introduction, insist is a factor in libertine novels?

2. Who wrote the Publisher's Foreword to _Les Liasons Dangerueses_?

3. What does Merteuil do to get herself in the mood for sex with her lover?

4. What does Madame de Tourvel tell Madame de Volanges she will do to get rid of Valmont?

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

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