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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 Merteuil think is Valmont's greatest flaw in his plan of seduction?
(a) His endeavor to appear to have reformed his libertine ways.
(b) His specific tone of voice with Madame de Tourvel.
(c) His coming on too strong.
(d) His reliance on writing letters.

2. Whom does Cécile's mother intend for her to marry?
(a) Monsieur de Prévan.
(b) The Comte de Gercourt.
(c) The Vicomte de Valmont.
(d) The Chevalier Danceny.

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

4. Which place in the social hierarchy did Laclos' family occupy?
(a) The lowest form of nobility.
(b) The highest form of the gentry.
(c) The peasant class.
(d) The clergy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Danceny's letter 28 accuse Cécile of?

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

3. What literary tradition does Coward see as applicable?

4. In his other writings, what view did Laclos take of women?

5. Into which main form(s) was __Les Liaisons Dangereuses_ reproduced in the 20th century?

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