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

2. How does Valmont act toward Madame de Tourvel, as reported in letter 11?
(a) He ignores her and barely speaks to her.
(b) He regales her with licentious tales.
(c) He is gentlemanly and attentive.
(d) He makes no attempt to conceal his lust.

3. Who wrote the Publisher's Foreword to _Les Liasons Dangerueses_?
(a) Laclos' wife, Marie-Soulange Duperré.
(b) The owner of the shop in which the book was printed.
(c) The Duke d'Orleans.
(d) Choderlos de Laclos.

4. What does Merteuil do to get herself in the mood for sex with her lover?
(a) She daydreams.
(b) She gazes at herself in the mirror.
(c) She drinks wine.
(d) She reads.

5. 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) A peasant hovel.
(d) The servants' quarters, attached to a large estate.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Laclos favor over the well-trained mind?

2. How did Laclos' contemporary critics feel his novel would impact society?

3. Where does Cécile live before coming home to Paris?

4. With which philosophical movement of the 18th century is Laclos associated?

5. Who are the two people Cécile admits she likes best?

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