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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. Whose duty is to protect the rights of the innocent and prevent the wicked from abusing their power?
(a) Lady Justice.
(b) Lady Rectitude.
(c) Lady Reason.
(d) The Virgin Mary.

2. Who does Queen Penthesila fall in love with when she hears of his courageous feats?
(a) Pyrrhus.
(b) Achilles.
(c) Aeneas.
(d) Hector of Troy.

3. Why is the idea that female children result from a deficiency in the womb irrational?
(a) Because women are not developed in the womb.
(b) Because females result from extravagance.
(c) This is not an irrational idea.
(d) Because God made women and men equally noble and virtuous.

4. Which queen is responsible for capturing and killing King Cyrus when he attempts to attack the Amazons?
(a) Queen Dido.
(b) Queen Thamiris.
(c) Queen Synoppe.
(d) Queen Fredegunde.

5. What is Christine supposed to build?
(a) A new culture and society.
(b) A home for abused women.
(c) A church for Christians.
(d) A walled city for virtuous ladies.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Lady Reason, what goes against reason and nature?

2. Why don't women participate in court?

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

4. Who are the first Amazons to attack the invading Greeks?

5. Who tricks the guard of an enemy king and leads high-born Roman virgins back to their families?

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