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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. Whose authority does Christine yield to at the beginning of this novel, though she is unable to support the view from her personal experience?
(a) Religious leaders.
(b) Politicans.
(c) Female authors.
(d) Male authors.

2. Who marries the King of Palmyria?
(a) Lilia.
(b) Synoppe.
(c) Zenobia.
(d) Artemisia.

3. Who writes "Letter of Othea to Hector"?
(a) Nicostrata.
(b) Christine de Pizan.
(c) Sappho.
(d) Proba.

4. Why don't women participate in court?
(a) Because women are intimidated by criminals.
(b) Because women are not intelligent enough.
(c) Because women are not moral enough.
(d) Because court goes against women's natural modesty.

5. Who creates the Latin alphabet?
(a) Minerva.
(b) Proba.
(c) Circes.
(d) Nicostrata.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who defeats her enemy by instructing the army to hold boughs from trees so the enemy thinks the forest is near?

2. To Cato's claim that attractive women are like roses with thorns underneath, what does Reason say the thorns represent?

3. Who restores Metabus' throne?

4. After the trench is completed, what must Christine do to begin building the foundation?

5. Whose duty is to protect the rights of the innocent and prevent the wicked from abusing their power?

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