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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 is Aeneas's wife and the mother of Julius Silvanus?
(a) Opis.
(b) Lavinia.
(c) Sempronia.
(d) Dido.

2. Who devotedly loves King Mithradates despite the fact that he has many concubines?
(a) Queen Dido.
(b) Queen Drypetina.
(c) Queen Claudine.
(d) Queen Hypsicratea.

3. Who are the three Jewish women to whom God grants the gift of prophecy?
(a) Deborah, Elizabeth, and Anna.
(b) Erythrea, Medea, and Elissa.
(c) Dido, Lavinia, and Sempronia.
(d) Almatea, Nicostrata, and Opis.

4. What is the meaning of the word sibyl?
(a) One of affluence.
(b) Very beautiful woman.
(c) One privy to the thoughts of God.
(d) An evil being.

5. Who does Theseus beg to marry?
(a) Hippolyta.
(b) Synoppe.
(c) Menalippe.
(d) Thamiris.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who marries the King of Palmyria?

2. Who defeats Xerxes when he attacks the Lacedaemoniana?

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

4. What kind of citizens will Rectitude and Christine fill the City of Ladies with?

5. Who fights Vespasian at her husband's side?

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