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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 7, II/7-II/15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who works hard to earn a living for her ailing, elderly father and herself?
(a) Drypetina.
(b) Claudia.
(c) Griselda.
(d) Antonia.

2. Who predicts that Justinian will become emperor?
(a) Deborah.
(b) Cassandra.
(c) Nicostrata.
(d) Antonia.

3. Who is Clotar's mother?
(a) Queen Artemisia.
(b) Queen Camilla.
(c) Queen Zenobia.
(d) Queen Fredegunde.

4. Who is the author of the book that Christine reads at the beginning of "The Book of the City of Ladies"?
(a) Matheolus.
(b) Plato.
(c) Sappho.
(d) Boccacio.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the three Jewish women to whom God grants the gift of prophecy?

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

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

4. Who does Reason claim never criticized women more than men?

5. Who is the first lady that speaks to Christine?

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