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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 loves Queen Blanche of France for life despite the impossibility of having his love returned?
(a) King Guiscardo.
(b) King Lorenzo.
(c) King Saint Louis.
(d) King Aucejas.

2. Whose birth and life does Erythrea foretell?
(a) Christine's.
(b) Socrates's.
(c) Jesus Christ's.
(d) Shakespeare's.

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

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

5. Who does Christine praise in Section 2, Part 20?
(a) Xanthippe.
(b) Tertia Aemilia.
(c) Countess of Coemen.
(d) Gaia Carilla.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who marries Saturn and gives birth to Jupiter, Neptune, and Pluto?

2. Whose duty is to judge and repay everyone according to their just deserts?

3. What does Bernabo's wife name herself when she masquerades as a male servant for Senor Ferant?

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

5. Who tries to seduce Florence?

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