2. What is Valmont and Danceny's relationship as of letter 57?
(a) Vengeful and angry.
(b) Open and trusting.
(c) Wary and cautious.
(d) They do not have a relationship.

3. How does Valmont force Madame de Tourvel's maid to help with his plans?
(a) He rapes her.
(b) He threatens to blackmail her.
(c) He humiliates her by forcing her to be naked.
(d) He bribes her with 400 francs.

4. Into which main form(s) was __Les Liaisons Dangereuses_ reproduced in the 20th century?
(a) Novellas.
(b) Plays and film adaptations.
(c) Lyric poetry.
(d) Factual memoirs.

5. What does Danceny refuse to do, despite Madame de Volanges' request?
(a) Return Cécile's letters.
(b) Burn his letters.
(c) Marry another woman.
(d) Travel abroad to forget Cécile.

6. In letter 5, how does Merteuil react to Valmont's object of desire?
(a) She places absolute faith in Valmont.
(b) She is incredulous and mocking.
(c) She expresses doubts as to his capability.
(d) She encourages his plan of seduction.

7. What does the author of the Editor's Preface claim he has done?
(a) Written the story of his own group of friends into the form of letters.
(b) Collected and organized real letters, and provided occasional notes.
(c) Translated these letters from another language into French.
(d) Written all the letters himself, from the perspective of fictional characters.

8. What literary tradition does Coward see as applicable?
(a) Romanticism.
(b) Don Juanism.
(c) Elegiac poetry.
(d) Sentimentality.

9. What does Madame de Volanges say about Valmont to Madame de Tourvel in letter 9?
(a) Valmont is dangerous and deceitful.
(b) Valmont has an excellent reputation around town.
(c) Valmont is trustworthy and honest.
(d) Valmont has an addiction to gambling.

10. What advice does Cécile's friend offer regarding Danceny's letter?
(a) Cécile should reply and chastise Danceny for taking such a liberty.
(b) Cécile should reply immediately and assure Danceny of her love.
(c) Cécile should not respond.
(d) Cécile should show the letter to her mother.

11. In letter 26, what does Madame de Tourvel blame on her impassioned outburst?
(a) The true feelings of love pouring into her heart.
(b) Her sudden confusion at the turn of events.
(c) Her sense of security made her unwary.
(d) The unbelieving portions of her mind and heart.

12. How does Cécile initially feel about Danceny?
(a) She hates his strict style of teaching.
(b) She likes him and wants to please him with her musical abilities.
(c) She feels ambivalent about him and he bores her.
(d) She falls deeply in love with him.

13. How do today's readers of Laclos interpret his novel?
(a) They neglect several characters and only focus on one or two.
(b) They cannot agree on the ambiguous meanings and motivations of the characters.
(c) They find that each character has definite motivations.
(d) They always apply Laclos' personal history to the meaning of the novel.

14. What was Laclos' relationship with his own wife and children?
(a) He was timid and shy.
(b) He was warm and loving.
(c) He was harsh and abusive.
(d) He was cold and distant.

15. How does Valmont contrive to grope the woman he wants to seduce?
(a) By helping her mount a horse.
(b) By carrying her across a ditch.
(c) By grabbing her from behind.
(d) By pretending to stumble into her.