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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Madame de Tourvel regret in letter 124?
(a) That she lost Madame de Rosemonde's respect.
(b) That she must agree to whatever Valmont asks of her.
(c) That she must be forever miserable for sacrificing Valmont.
(d) That Valmont returned all her letters instead of keeping them.

2. What event does Madame de Volanges' sudden illness threaten?
(a) Danceny's meeting with Madame de Tourvel.
(b) Merteuil's meeting with Valmont.
(c) Cécile's secret meeting with Danceny.
(d) Cécile's meeting with Valmont.

3. How did French society view Laclos after the publication of _Les Liaisons Dangereuses_?
(a) As a "saint."
(b) As a "mystery."
(c) As a "genius."
(d) As a "monster."

4. What has Merteuil begun to think about Belleroche?
(a) She becomes tired of him and needs a break.
(b) She thinks he is a better lover than Valmont.
(c) She has suspicions that he has another lover.
(d) She considers marrying him.

5. What does Valmont suspect about Cécile?
(a) That she is carrying on with Danceny.
(b) That she has seduced him.
(c) That she is unwittingly pregnant.
(d) That she has fallen in love with him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What else does David Coward, author of the Introduction, insist is a factor in libertine novels?

2. What event not directly described in the novel weighs heavily on Merteuil's mind?

3. How does Madame de Tourvel feel about Valmont?

4. What is the main rule of Valmont's and Merteuil's seductions?

5. Who is the author of the Editor's Preface?

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