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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3, I/19-I/27.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. After the three ladies appear, why does the first lady chide Christine for believing books?
(a) Because women should not be reading in the first place.
(b) Because books are often mistranslated.
(c) The first lady does not chide Christine for believing books.
(d) Because authority is often proven wrong at a later date.

3. Whose duty is to judge and repay everyone according to their just deserts?
(a) Lady Rectitude.
(b) Lady Justice.
(c) The Virgin Mary.
(d) Lady Reason.

4. What country does Artemisia become Queen of?
(a) Italy.
(b) Caria.
(c) Palmyria.
(d) Mesopotamia.

5. Who kills Queen Penthesila?
(a) Hector of Troy.
(b) Achilles.
(c) Pyrrhus.
(d) Aeneas.

Short Answer Questions

1. After all the noble males in Scythia are killed, what do the women become after forbidding men to enter their kingdom?

2. Who is Clotar's mother?

3. Why don't women participate in court?

4. Who does Queen Penthesila fall in love with when she hears of his courageous feats?

5. Why do Hercules and Theseus invade the Amazons?

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