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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Letters 125 - 150.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With whom does Valmont conspire to trick and humiliate a new acquaintance?
(a) Madame de Volanges.
(b) Merteuil.
(c) Émilie.
(d) Cécile.

2. How does Valmont trick Madame de Volanges into receiving his second letter?
(a) He throws it on her lap while company visits, forcing her to grab it and hide it.
(b) He hides it in one of her letters, which she has asked him to return.
(c) He slips it under her door at night.
(d) He glues it inside her favorite book.

3. 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.

4. What is the name of the school-friend to whom Cécile writes?
(a) Émilie.
(b) Eliza.
(c) Sophie.
(d) Francoise.

5. What does Danceny's letter 28 accuse Cécile of?
(a) Being flirtatious with other men.
(b) Being heartless and pitiless toward him.
(c) Being ignorant about his feelings.
(d) Being rude and condescending in her letters.

Short Answer Questions

1. In letter 147, what startling news does Madame de Volanges notify Madame de Rosemonde of?

2. How long has Valmont spent seducing Madame de Tourvel?

3. How does Cécile generally feel about the prospect of soon being married?

4. What is a "little house?"

5. Whom does Valmont plan to seduce?

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