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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 does mankind gain more from than was lost through Eve?
(a) Lady Reason.
(b) The Virgin Mary.
(c) Lady Rectitude.
(d) Lady Justice.

2. Why does Christine wonder if marriage is unbearable?
(a) Because men are inconstant.
(b) Because men are impossible to live with.
(c) Because women are impossible to live with.
(d) Because women are inconstant.

3. 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.

4. Why is the idea that female children result from a deficiency in the womb irrational?
(a) Because women are not developed in the womb.
(b) Because females result from extravagance.
(c) Because God made women and men equally noble and virtuous.
(d) This is not an irrational idea.

5. What kind of citizens will Rectitude and Christine fill the City of Ladies with?
(a) Chaste women.
(b) Men of various social classes.
(c) Virtuous and honorable citizens.
(d) Immoral men and women.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who tricks the guard of an enemy king and leads high-born Roman virgins back to their families?

4. After all the noble males in Scythia are killed, what do the women become after forbidding men to enter their kingdom?

5. Who conquers Ethiopia and India?

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