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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

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

4. What event does Valmont tell Madame de Tourvel secured his love for her?
(a) His charitable actions toward the peasants.
(b) Hearing of her piety from Madame de Rosemonde.
(c) Looking into her eyes on a starlit evening.
(d) Meeting her for the first time.

5. How does Cécile initially feel about Danceny?
(a) She feels ambivalent about him and he bores her.
(b) She falls deeply in love with him.
(c) She likes him and wants to please him with her musical abilities.
(d) She hates his strict style of teaching.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what issue does Cécile ask Merteuil's advice in letter 27?

2. How does Valmont force Madame de Tourvel's maid to help with his plans?

3. In letter 15, what does Valmont call Merteuil about her attentions to her current lover?

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

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

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