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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Letters 151 - 175.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Danceny's letter 28 accuse Cécile of?
(a) Being rude and condescending in her letters.
(b) Being heartless and pitiless toward him.
(c) Being flirtatious with other men.
(d) Being ignorant about his feelings.

2. What does Valmont tell Danceny in letter 89?
(a) That Cécile does not trust him.
(b) That Cécile sets her sights on a new man.
(c) That Cécile's love grows stronger every day.
(d) That Cécile pines away for Danceny.

3. What does Madame de Tourvel reveal to Valmont in letter 90?
(a) That she is dying.
(b) That she loves him.
(c) That she needs to leave the country.
(d) That she hates him.

4. How does Merteuil's story end?
(a) She travels the Continent to seduce more men.
(b) She becomes celebrated, adored, and idolized.
(c) She is bankrupt, disfigured, and shunned.
(d) She goes into hiding and assumes a false name.

5. According to Merteuil in letter 10, which pretext do women use to submit to sexual pleasure with a man?
(a) Women allow themselves to be raped.
(b) Women use the excuse of weak-mindedness.
(c) Women initiate their own seductions.
(d) Women come to secret agreements with their lovers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What common subjects of social satire is the novel clearly lacking, according to Coward?

2. What is Madame de Tourvel's mindset in letter 161?

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

4. Upon what does Valmont blame the incident which causes Madame de Tourvel to think Valmont does not love her?

5. What does Merteuil worry about Madame de Volanges?

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