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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6, II/1-II/6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who prophesies that Rome will be built on Mount Palatine?
(a) Cassandra.
(b) Queen of Sheba.
(c) Queen Basine.
(d) Nicostrata.

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

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

4. Who helps Jason acquire the Golden Fleece?
(a) Circes.
(b) Manto.
(c) Sappho.
(d) Medea.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do the Ephesians commission to paint a portrait of Diana?

2. Who disputes the idea that women's weak bodies make them inferior and undermines moral qualities?

3. Who predicts that Justinian will become emperor?

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

5. Who is so well versed in the arts and sciences that even the bible speaks of her abilities?

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