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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Letters 51 - 80.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Valmont make sure that Madame de Tourvel will read his first letter?
(a) He gives it to her maid to deliver to her.
(b) He hides it in her writing desk so she will see it.
(c) He leaves it in plain sight so she is forced to take it.
(d) He corners her and reads it aloud.

2. Why does Valmont think it possible to seduce this woman?
(a) She expressed interest in him.
(b) Her husband is away.
(c) He seduced her in the past.
(d) He already knows she has a weak character.

3. How does Danceny give his first note to Cécile?
(a) He gives it to Valmont to pass to her.
(b) He throws it on her lap.
(c) He hides it in her harp case.
(d) He slips it under her bedroom door.

4. What is an "epistolary novel?"
(a) A novel told from the perspective of a single character.
(b) A novel set in Medieval times.
(c) A novel centering around a mythical being.
(d) A novel told through letters.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does "libertine" generally refer to in 18th-century France?

2. What is the tone of Cécile's letter 55 to Sophie?

3. What was the beginning of Laclos' military career like?

4. What literary tradition does Coward see as applicable?

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

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