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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. Who excels in the seven liberal arts and becomes a remarkable poet?
(a) Proba.
(b) Cornifica.
(c) Manto.
(d) Sappho.

2. Who is honored by Roman newlywed wives' desire to emulate her?
(a) Gaia Carilla.
(b) Dido.
(c) Juno.
(d) Lavinia.

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

4. Who do the Ephesians commission to paint a portrait of Diana?
(a) Pamphile.
(b) Thamaris.
(c) Arachne.
(d) Irene.

5. When a woman is tortured for information concerning conspirators against Nero who met at her house, what does she do?
(a) Kills Nero.
(b) Commits suicide.
(c) Reveals the conspirators.
(d) Refuses to betray the conspirators.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hypsipyle do when rebels advance to kill her father, King Thaos?

2. Which queen is responsible for capturing and killing King Cyrus when he attempts to attack the Amazons?

3. Who hides and saves her husband, Quintus Lucretius, when he is sentenced to death for a crime?

4. Who creates silk and dyes it to create clothes?

5. What does Rectitude claim few wives are?

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