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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 Cécile assert to Danceny after his letter reveals his suspicions?
(a) That she and Valmont decided not to listen to Danceny.
(b) That if they will both be unhappy, it won't be entirely her fault.
(c) That she will refuse to see him again.
(d) That her mother will never discover Cécile's plan.

2. Who does Valmont trick to spend time with the Vicomtesse de M?
(a) Vressac.
(b) Merteuil.
(c) Philippe.
(d) Armand.

3. Where is Madame de Tourvel staying while her husband is away?
(a) At a home she owns in Paris.
(b) With Madame de Volanges in Paris.
(c) At a convent.
(d) With Madame de Rosemonde in the country.

4. What does Madame de Tourvel tell Madame de Volanges she will do to get rid of Valmont?
(a) She will fake her own death.
(b) She will blackmail and humiliate him.
(c) She will leave Madame de Rosemonde's estate.
(d) She will ask him to leave his aunt's estate.

5. What does Cécile think are pretty much the same thing?
(a) Friendship and love.
(b) Sex and love.
(c) Friendship and marriage.
(d) Innocence and ignorance.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Merteuil decide that Prévan is attempting to seduce her?

2. What does "libertine" generally refer to in 18th-century France?

3. Upon what does Merteuil instruct Danceny in letter 121?

4. What does Madame de Tourvel confess to Madame de Rosemonde?

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

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