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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: Letters 1 through 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Laclos' relationship with his own wife and children?
(a) He was warm and loving.
(b) He was timid and shy.
(c) He was harsh and abusive.
(d) He was cold and distant.

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

3. 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 set in Medieval times.
(d) A novel centering around a mythical being.

4. What else does David Coward, author of the Introduction, insist is a factor in libertine novels?
(a) The questioning of humanity's purpose on earth.
(b) The provocation of social mores.
(c) The surrealist confusion of society.
(d) The reinforcement of ancient wisdom.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Merteuil call the woman Valmont wishes to seduce?

2. How does Coward characterize each "chapter" in __Les Liaisons Dangereuses_?

3. Where is Madame de Tourvel staying while her husband is away?

4. Whom does Cécile's mother intend for her to marry?

5. Whom does Valmont plan to seduce?

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