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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Letters 101 - 124.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Cécile live before coming home to Paris?
(a) With a family friend.
(b) At a convent.
(c) On the streets.
(d) With her elderly aunt.

2. Against whom does Valmont warn Merteuil in letter 70?
(a) Prévan.
(b) Bertram.
(c) Danceny.
(d) Azolan.

3. What is Valmont and Danceny's relationship as of letter 57?
(a) They do not have a relationship.
(b) Wary and cautious.
(c) Vengeful and angry.
(d) Open and trusting.

4. How does Merteuil decide that Prévan is attempting to seduce her?
(a) She asks him directly whether he is interested in her, and he demurs.
(b) She refuses to play cards, and he follows her lead.
(c) She eavesdrops on his conversation with the Bishop.
(d) She asks her friend, the Maréchale, whether Prévan mentioned her.

5. What is the first action Valmont takes to make Madame de Tourvel look favorably upon him?
(a) He pays a peasant family's back taxes.
(b) He disarms a burglar at the estate.
(c) He expresses interest in a position in the Church.
(d) He leaps to his aunt's aid when she falls.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Danceny's letter 28 accuse Cécile of?

2. Who wrote the Publisher's Foreword to _Les Liasons Dangerueses_?

3. What physical condition makes it difficult for Madame de Rosemonde to write letters?

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

5. What occurs in the tale of seduction Valmont tells Merteuil in letter 79?

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