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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 12, II/52-II/60.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the first lady that speaks to Christine?
(a) Lady Justice.
(b) Lady Reason.
(c) Lady Rectitude.
(d) The Virgin Mary.

2. What does Sulpicia do when her husband, Lentulus Cruscellio, is exiled?
(a) Joins him in exile.
(b) Marries someone else.
(c) Commits suicide.
(d) Hides him in a trunk.

3. Who mentions the claim that women hate their husbands when they are old and scholarly?
(a) Lady Rectitude.
(b) Lady Justice.
(c) Lady Reason.
(d) Christine.

4. Why does Marquis Saluzzo pretend to kill the children his wife bares him?
(a) He does not.
(b) Because he wants her to leave him.
(c) To test her constancy.
(d) As a practical joke.

5. Who tries to seduce Florence?
(a) Her husband's brother.
(b) Her husband's sister.
(c) Her husband's father.
(d) Her brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose duty is to protect the rights of the innocent and prevent the wicked from abusing their power?

2. Who hides and saves her husband, Quintus Lucretius, when he is sentenced to death for a crime?

3. In what are women as faithful as men?

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

5. Who does God favor with twins despite the fact that she is old and infertile?

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