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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 Madame de Tourvel offer Valmont?
(a) Her hatred.
(b) Her friendship.
(c) Her undying love.
(d) Her body.

2. How did French society view Laclos after the publication of _Les Liaisons Dangereuses_?
(a) As a "mystery."
(b) As a "monster."
(c) As a "genius."
(d) As a "saint."

3. What does Madame de Tourvel promise to Madame de Volanges in letter 11?
(a) That she will consider no one's feelings, but her own.
(b) That she will request that Valmont leave the estate.
(c) That she will treat Valmont coldly.
(d) That she will do everything Valmont asks of her.

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

5. With what circumstance is Danceny most frustrated?
(a) Valmont's apparent silence on Danceny and Cécile's affair.
(b) The weather prevents him from traveling.
(c) The inconvenience of being stuck in Paris for business matters.
(d) His inability to express his feelings to Cécile.

Short Answer Questions

1. Against whom does Valmont warn Merteuil in letter 70?

2. How does Valmont force Madame de Tourvel's maid to help with his plans?

3. Who wrote the Publisher's Foreword to _Les Liasons Dangerueses_?

4. What does the author of the Editor's Preface claim he has done?

5. What was the beginning of Laclos' military career like?

Short Essay Questions

1. What concession does Madame de Tourvel give Valmont, and what are the results?

2. What was the general response to _Les Liaisons Dangereuses_ in the 20th century?

3. Describe Cécile de Volanges.

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

5. Describe Cécile's relationship with Merteuil.

6. How does Madame de Tourvel respond to Valmont's first love letter?

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

8. How does Valmont describe Madame de Tourvel?

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

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

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