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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 Volanges threaten to do to Danceny?
(a) Publicly expose him.
(b) Ban him from her house.
(c) Have him arrested.
(d) Bankrupt him.

2. What does Merteuil advise Madame de Volanges regarding Cécile?
(a) To maintain her engagement to Gercourt.
(b) To allow her to elope with Danceny.
(c) To shut her away in a convent.
(d) To disown her and throw her out on the street.

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

4. What does Cécile tell Danceny in letter 49?
(a) That Merteuil convinced her to continue writing to him.
(b) That she wants to continue their relationship.
(c) That her duty to God and her future husband prevent her from being with him.
(d) That she will meet him at a secret location to consummate their love.

5. How did Merteuil approach sex on her wedding night?
(a) As a trial to overcome.
(b) As an experience to observe.
(c) As a boring chore to complete.
(d) As a horrifying violation to fear.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Danceny refuse to do, despite Madame de Volanges' request?

2. What is an "epistolary novel?"

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

4. What does Valmont instruct his valet to do in Paris?

5. What advice does Madame de Volanges ask of Merteuil?

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