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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What reflection does Madame de Rosemonde offer to Danceny in letter 171?
(a) True love is a myth, and pleasure is the only worthwhile pursuit.
(b) Happiness lies within the bounds of law and religion.
(c) Human nature is irreconcilably bad.
(d) All sexual adventures are forgivable.

2. By letter 148, whom has Danceny taken as a lover?
(a) Merteuil.
(b) Rosalind.
(c) Cécile.
(d) Julie.

3. What does Valmont order Merteuil to do?
(a) Abandon her tutelage of Cécile.
(b) Abandon her friendship with Madame de Volanges.
(c) Abandon her affair with Danceny.
(d) Abandon her affair with Belleroche.

4. What does Valmont do when alone with Cécile in her room?
(a) He terrorizes her.
(b) He rapes her.
(c) He lectures her.
(d) He comforts her.

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

6. How does Cécile respond to Valmont's suggestion about their secret correspondence?
(a) She asks to speak to Danceny directly.
(b) She agrees to Valmont's request for more time.
(c) She suggests they use a third party to pass their letters.
(d) She refuses to steal her mother's key.

7. How does Madame de Rosemonde learn of Madame de Tourvel's death?
(a) By asking Cécile why she is sad.
(b) In a letter from Bertrand.
(c) By reading the announcement in the Paris newspapers.
(d) In a letter from Madame de Volanges.

8. What does Valmont entice Danceny to do?
(a) Abandon his excursion with Merteuil in favor of secretly meeting with Cécile.
(b) Use one of Cécile's maids as a way to practice his sexual technique.
(c) Apologize to Madame de Volanges for leading her daughter astray.
(d) Choose Merteuil, an experienced lover, over Cécile, an ignorant girl.

9. What news does Bertrand bring to Madame de Rosemonde?
(a) The news of Madame de Volanges' death.
(b) The news of Valmont's triumph.
(c) The news of Valmont's death.
(d) The news of Cécile's insanity.

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

11. What happens to Cécile when Valmont's door opens while they are together?
(a) She decides to run away and live on the streets.
(b) She has a seizure and miscarries.
(c) She goes mad and must be institutionalized.
(d) She faints, then wakes to formulate an explanation.

12. What does the unsigned note to Danceny communicate?
(a) It vehemently accuses him of devilish acts.
(b) It warns him that charges may be laid against him.
(c) It asks him for forgiveness for Valmont's actions.
(d) It suggests that he elope with Cécile.

13. How does Merteuil decide that Prévan is attempting to seduce her?
(a) She asks him directly whether he is interested in her, and he demurs.
(b) She refuses to play cards, and he follows her lead.
(c) She eavesdrops on his conversation with the Bishop.
(d) She asks her friend, the Maréchale, whether Prévan mentioned her.

14. What has been the effect of Madame de Tourvel's separation from Valmont?
(a) She realizes how much he manipulated her.
(b) She loves him more than ever.
(c) She finds another man to love.
(d) His memory receded from her mind.

15. What is Madame de Tourvel's reaction upon being left alone in her room with Valmont?
(a) She goes into delirious convulsions.
(b) She bursts into tears and calls for her maid.
(c) She refuses to have anything to do with him.
(d) She professes her undying love for him.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Valmont tell Danceny in letter 89?

3. Why has Merteuil never remarried?

4. What does Valmont brag about to Merteuil at the beginning of Part IV?

5. What is the reason for Valmont's seduction of Madame de Tourvel, according to what Valmont tells Merteuil in letter 133?

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