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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. 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.

2. What message does the Publisher's Foreword give?
(a) It offers a comic summary of the novel.
(b) It encourages readers to thoroughly enjoy the novel
(c) It asserts the reality and truth of the novel's events.
(d) It warns the readers that this is a dangerous novel.

3. What does Merteuil call the woman Valmont wishes to seduce?
(a) A prude.
(b) A trollop.
(c) A child.
(d) A hag.

4. How did French society view Laclos after the publication of _Les Liaisons Dangereuses_?
(a) As a "mystery."
(b) As a "monster."
(c) As a "genius."
(d) As a "saint."

5. What is a "little house?"
(a) A peasant hovel.
(b) A temporary dwelling for those on the run from the law.
(c) The servants' quarters, attached to a large estate.
(d) A luxurious love-nest in the country.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is an "epistolary novel?"

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

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

4. Whom does Merteuil want to manipulate into a relationship with Cécile?

5. In letter 5, how does Merteuil react to Valmont's object of desire?

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