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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. Why does Valmont think it possible to seduce this woman?
(a) He seduced her in the past.
(b) He already knows she has a weak character.
(c) Her husband is away.
(d) She expressed interest in him.

2. Who are the two people Cécile admits she likes best?
(a) Danceny and Madame de Volanges.
(b) Merteuil and Danceny.
(c) Merteuil and Madame de Rosemonde.
(d) Valmont and Merteuil.

3. 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.

4. What euphemism does Merteuil use to refer to her lover?
(a) "Distraction."
(b) "Pastime."
(c) "Swain."
(d) "Knight."

5. Where does Cécile live before coming home to Paris?
(a) On the streets.
(b) With a family friend.
(c) With her elderly aunt.
(d) At a convent.

Short Answer Questions

1. What message does the Publisher's Foreword give?

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

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

4. Who or what does Coward see as at fault for the events of the novel?

5. What is an "epistolary novel?"

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