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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 carries nine books to King Tarquin in Rome?
(a) Erythrea.
(b) Almathea.
(c) Medea.
(d) Elissa.

2. Who kills Queen Penthesila?
(a) Aeneas.
(b) Achilles.
(c) Hector of Troy.
(d) Pyrrhus.

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

4. Who predicts the fall of Troy?
(a) Queen Basine.
(b) Elizabeth.
(c) Nicostrata.
(d) Cassandra.

5. Whose gift of prophecy causes some to claim that Phoebus loves her?
(a) Erythrea.
(b) Medea.
(c) Elissa.
(d) Almathea.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is better than good judgment because it can benefit mankind for all of eternity?

2. Who is a better painter than the men of her time?

3. Who tells the Greeks of their upcoming struggles and battles?

4. Who predicts that Justinian will become emperor?

5. Who does Queen Penthesila fall in love with when she hears of his courageous feats?

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