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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. Who invents the science and techniques of agriculture?
(a) Isis.
(b) Nicostrata.
(c) Medea.
(d) Ceres.

2. Who is the first lady that speaks to Christine?
(a) Lady Reason.
(b) Lady Justice.
(c) Lady Rectitude.
(d) The Virgin Mary.

3. Why does Christine think herself unfortunate?
(a) She does not think of herself as unfortunate.
(b) For being born a woman.
(c) For being poor.
(d) For losing her job.

4. According to Lady Reason, what goes against reason and nature?
(a) A natural delight in slander.
(b) Dislike of women.
(c) Chastity and virtue.
(d) Malice and gossip.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who defeats Xerxes when he attacks the Lacedaemoniana?

2. Who excels in the seven liberal arts and becomes a remarkable poet?

3. After the three ladies appear, why does the first lady chide Christine for believing books?

4. What country does the King of Palmyria and his wife subjugate?

5. What country does Artemisia become Queen of?

(see the answer key)

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