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

2. What does Valmont know Merteuil dislikes reading about?
(a) She dislikes reading about Cécile's progress with Danceny.
(b) She dislikes reading about Valmont's progress with Madame de Tourvel.
(c) She dislikes reading Valmont's preachy advice.
(d) She dislikes reading about Valmont's past seductions.

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

4. What does Merteuil effectively refuse to do with Valmont?
(a) Cover up for him.
(b) Have a sexual relationship with him.
(c) Share seduction stories.
(d) Mentor Cécile for him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In letter 83, how does Valmont try to convince Madame de Tourvel to love him?

2. What does Danceny do to Merteuil, as reported by Madame de Volanges in letter 168?

3. What does Merteuil advise Cécile to do after being raped by Valmont?

4. In letter 147, what startling news does Madame de Volanges notify Madame de Rosemonde of?

5. What did the person whom Valmont sent to Madame de Tourvel do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What arguments does Valmont use to convince Madame de Tourvel to see him?

2. What subterfuge does Valmont suggest to Cécile in order to get Danceny's letters to her?

3. Describe Valmont's response to Merteuil's affair with Danceny.

4. Summarize the problem Madame de Tourvel sees preventing her and Valmont from having a relationship, and how Valmont circumvents her hesitation.

5. How does Madame de Volanges respond to Cécile's depression?

6. Describe Merteuil's end in the novel.

7. How does Valmont thwart Merteuil with regards to Danceny?

8. What is the content and tone of Danceny's letters to Merteuil?

9. What happens between Valmont and Madame de Tourvel that shocks and angers Valmont, and why does he react so strongly?

10. What is the general content of the letter Azolan, Valmont's valet, writes to Valmont?

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