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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 does Madame de Tourvel promise to Madame de Volanges in letter 11?
(a) That she will treat Valmont coldly.
(b) That she will consider no one's feelings, but her own.
(c) That she will do everything Valmont asks of her.
(d) That she will request that Valmont leave the estate.

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

3. How does Valmont contrive to grope the woman he wants to seduce?
(a) By carrying her across a ditch.
(b) By grabbing her from behind.
(c) By helping her mount a horse.
(d) By pretending to stumble into her.

4. Who or what does Coward see as at fault for the events of the novel?
(a) The fate handed down by God.
(b) The natural, undeniable human sexual curiosity.
(c) The pressures of the social caste system.
(d) The actions of individuals.

5. 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) Marriage is a futile institution that oppresses women.
(c) It is perfectly acceptable to have many lovers at once.
(d) When a woman marries, she must love only her husband.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Cécile initially feel about Danceny?

2. How does Valmont force Madame de Tourvel's maid to help with his plans?

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

4. What literary tradition does Coward see as applicable?

5. What was Laclos' relationship with his own wife and children?

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