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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 13, II/61-II/69.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who remains faithful to Herod Antipater despite having an unhappy marriage?
(a) Clotilde.
(b) Penelope.
(c) Rebecca.
(d) Mariamme.

2. Who disputes the idea that women's weak bodies make them inferior and undermines moral qualities?
(a) Lady Rectitude.
(b) Lady Justice.
(c) Lady Reason.
(d) The Virgin Mary.

3. Who arrives to finish the City of Ladies once Rectitude completes her portion?
(a) Lady Reason.
(b) Christine.
(c) Lady Justice.
(d) The Virgin Mary.

4. Who tries to seduce Florence?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Her husband's father.
(c) Her husband's brother.
(d) Her husband's sister.

5. Why does Leander routinely swim across Hellespont?
(a) To escape his home.
(b) To exercise.
(c) To visit Thisbe.
(d) To visit Hero.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Marquis Saluzzo marry?

2. Who invents the arts of dying wool and weaving fine tapestries?

3. Who wins a legal case against taxing women's valuables?

4. What does Marguerite de la Riviere do when she learns that the party missing from a ball is imprisoned for debt?

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

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