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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Letters 16 - 50.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What ruse does Valmont use to attempt to secretly rifle through Madame de Tourvel's letters?
(a) He complains of a headache.
(b) He pretends to be a burglar in the night.
(c) He fakes a nosebleed and leaves the room.
(d) He says he is going hunting.

2. What advice does Cécile's friend offer regarding Danceny's letter?
(a) Cécile should show the letter to her mother.
(b) Cécile should reply and chastise Danceny for taking such a liberty.
(c) Cécile should reply immediately and assure Danceny of her love.
(d) Cécile should not respond.

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

4. According to the author of the Editor's Preface, what is the value of a work of literature?
(a) Its moral obligation to society.
(b) Its usefulness to society and/or the pleasure it gives its readers.
(c) The opportunity it offers its readers to escape their dull, daily lives.
(d) The price it can be sold at; the wealth it can bring its author.

5. What does Laclos favor over the well-trained mind?
(a) A sense of humor.
(b) A high social station.
(c) A stout constitution.
(d) A feeling heart.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Valmont make sure that Madame de Tourvel will read his first letter?

2. Whom does Cécile's mother intend for her to marry?

3. Whom does Valmont plan to seduce?

4. What does Merteuil do to get herself in the mood for sex with her lover?

5. To whom does the Marquise de Merteuil confide her plots?

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