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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Letters 125 - 150.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Merteuil think of Madame de Tourvel?
(a) As a pupil whom she trained.
(b) As a rival whom she defeated.
(c) As a no-good whore.
(d) As a sorry case to be pitied.

2. What is the tone of Cécile's letter to Merteuil after her encounter with Valmont?
(a) Ashamed and confused.
(b) Excited and jocular.
(c) Proud and haughty.
(d) Quiet and reserved.

3. On what issue does Cécile ask Merteuil's advice in letter 27?
(a) Whether Merteuil thinks Danceny will remain faithful.
(b) Whether it would be wrong to correspond with Danceny.
(c) Whether she should tell her mother of her interest in Danceny.
(d) Which gown she should wear to the opera the next night.

4. How does Coward recommend the novel should be criticized?
(a) By placing the novel only in the context of 18th-century France.
(b) By employing only what the reader knows about Laclos' life.
(c) By using a variety of critical theories and methodologies.
(d) By referencing only the text itself, and no outside information.

5. What common subjects of social satire is the novel clearly lacking, according to Coward?
(a) Adult males, financiers, and clergymen.
(b) Artists, musicians, and stage actors.
(c) Innocent young women and men.
(d) Servants and peasants.

Short Answer Questions

1. What event does Madame de Volanges' sudden illness threaten?

2. What does Madame de Volanges discover about her daughter?

3. What does Merteuil advise Madame de Volanges regarding Cécile?

4. What does Madame de Tourvel do that makes Valmont despair?

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

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