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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 does "libertine" generally refer to in 18th-century France?
(a) Conservative political ideals.
(b) Sexual depravity.
(c) Conventional wisdom.
(d) Pious worship of God.

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

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

4. Where is Madame de Tourvel staying while her husband is away?
(a) With Madame de Rosemonde in the country.
(b) At a convent.
(c) At a home she owns in Paris.
(d) With Madame de Volanges in Paris.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why must Cécile's marriage be postponed?

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

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

5. What literary tradition does Coward see as applicable?

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