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

2. Who invents the Egyptian alphabet?
(a) Ceres.
(b) Isis.
(c) Minerva.
(d) Medea.

3. Who has complete knowledge of pyromancy?
(a) Proba.
(b) Medea.
(c) Manto.
(d) Nicostrata.

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. Who tricks the guard of an enemy king and leads high-born Roman virgins back to their families?
(a) Fredegunde.
(b) Cloelia.
(c) Artemisia.
(d) Lilia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What gift does God bestow upon the sibyls?

2. Who restores Metabus' throne?

3. Who helps Jason acquire the Golden Fleece?

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

5. Who creates the Latin alphabet?

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