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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4, I/28-I/36.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After all the noble males in Scythia are killed, what do the women become after forbidding men to enter their kingdom?
(a) Hippolytans.
(b) Greeks.
(c) Amazons.
(d) Latins.

2. Who is so intelligent that many declare that she is the goddess of arms, warfare, and wisdom?
(a) Minerva.
(b) Nicostrata.
(c) Medea.
(d) Isis.

3. Who is Clotar's mother?
(a) Queen Artemisia.
(b) Queen Camilla.
(c) Queen Fredegunde.
(d) Queen Zenobia.

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

5. Who is so well versed in the arts and sciences that even the bible speaks of her abilities?
(a) Queen Zenobia.
(b) Empress Nicuala.
(c) Queen Thamiris.
(d) Empress Hippolyta.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the first lady that speaks to Christine?

3. Who does mankind gain more from than was lost through Eve?

4. Who is the author of the book that Christine reads at the beginning of "The Book of the City of Ladies"?

5. Who makes women perfect in mind and body?

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