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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Whom does Valmont plan to seduce?
(a) Madame de Tourvel.
(b) Madame de Volanges.
(c) Josephine.
(d) Merteuil.

4. What event does Valmont tell Madame de Tourvel secured his love for her?
(a) Hearing of her piety from Madame de Rosemonde.
(b) Looking into her eyes on a starlit evening.
(c) His charitable actions toward the peasants.
(d) Meeting her for the first time.

5. Why, says Madame de Tourvel in letter 78, was she wary toward Valmont when they first met?
(a) She resented being the object of his affection.
(b) His negative reputation put her on her guard.
(c) She was confused about her feelings towards him.
(d) His jocular disposition irritated her.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Merteuil respond to Valmont's warning about the man who wants to pursue her?

2. According to Merteuil in letter 10, which pretext do women use to submit to sexual pleasure with a man?

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

4. Whom does Cécile's mother intend for her to marry?

5. How does Cécile initially feel about Danceny?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Madame de Tourvel respond to Madame de Volanges' warning about Valmont?

2. What action does Valmont take to make Madame de Tourvel love him, and what are the results?

3. What does Merteuil suggest, in different forms, to Cécile and Valmont?

4. What event causes Cécile and Danceny to despair? What are the immediate results?

5. What does the Editor state in the Editor's Preface?

6. How does Cécile feel about Danceny's first letter?

7. What is the content of Danceny's letters to Cécile?

8. How does Cécile describe Danceny to her friend Sophie?

9. What does Merteuil assert is the reason women become "victims" of seduction?

10. How does Valmont describe Madame de Tourvel?

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