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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. Which woman provided the greatest service to mankind?
(a) Lady Justice.
(b) Lady Reason.
(c) The Virgin Mary.
(d) Lady Rectitude.

2. Who are the first Amazons to attack the invading Greeks?
(a) Menalippe and Hippolyta.
(b) Synoppe and Hippolyta.
(c) Menalippe and Synoppe.
(d) Synoppe and Thamiris.

3. What does Hypsipyle do when rebels advance to kill her father, King Thaos?
(a) Commits suicide.
(b) Turns him over to the rebels.
(c) Runs away to a monastery.
(d) Hides him in a trunk.

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

5. Who falls out of favor with Emperor Justinian but regains favor by following his wife's advice?
(a) Julius Caesar.
(b) Belisarius.
(c) Holofernes.
(d) Justin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who helps Jason acquire the Golden Fleece?

2. Why does Christine wonder if marriage is unbearable?

3. Who works hard to earn a living for her ailing, elderly father and herself?

4. Who is Aeneas's wife and the mother of Julius Silvanus?

5. What does Christine suggest women are unable to do in Section 2, Part 25?

(see the answer key)

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