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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 9, II/25-II/33.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Christine suggest women are unable to do in Section 2, Part 25?
(a) Love their husbands.
(b) Be faithful.
(c) Invent new knowledge.
(d) Keep a secret.

2. Why does Christine wonder if marriage is unbearable?
(a) Because men are impossible to live with.
(b) Because women are impossible to live with.
(c) Because women are inconstant.
(d) Because men are inconstant.

3. Who does Reason claim never criticized women more than men?
(a) Women.
(b) God.
(c) Christine.
(d) Men.

4. Who saves the Jews by beheading Holofernes?
(a) Esther.
(b) Antonia.
(c) Curia.
(d) Judith.

5. Who creates the Latin alphabet?
(a) Nicostrata.
(b) Minerva.
(c) Circes.
(d) Proba.

Short Answer Questions

1. To Cato's claim that attractive women are like roses with thorns underneath, what does Reason say the thorns represent?

2. Who is Irene's master that teaches her to paint?

3. Who invents the Egyptian alphabet?

4. Who falls out of favor with Emperor Justinian but regains favor by following his wife's advice?

5. Who helps Jason acquire the Golden Fleece?

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