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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. Whom does Valmont plan to seduce?
(a) Merteuil.
(b) Madame de Volanges.
(c) Madame de Tourvel.
(d) Josephine.

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

3. In letter 15, what does Valmont call Merteuil about her attentions to her current lover?
(a) He calls her selfish and callous.
(b) He calls her a slave to another's pleasure.
(c) He calls her gentle and caring.
(d) He calls her an attention seeker.

4. What does the author of the Editor's Preface claim he has done?
(a) Collected and organized real letters, and provided occasional notes.
(b) Translated these letters from another language into French.
(c) Written all the letters himself, from the perspective of fictional characters.
(d) Written the story of his own group of friends into the form of letters.

5. In his other writings, what view did Laclos take of women?
(a) Women were corruptors of society.
(b) Women should be seen or heard.
(c) A woman's honor was tied to their virginity.
(d) Women should not be enslaved by a male-dominated society.

Short Answer Questions

1. What literary tradition does Coward see as applicable?

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

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

4. How was __Les Liaisons Dangereuses_ treated after the turn of the 20th century?

5. How does Cécile initially feel about Danceny?

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