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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 are foolish to ignore their wives' advice?
(a) Men with wise wives.
(b) All men.
(c) Very few men.
(d) Men with attractive wives.

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

3. How does Marquis Saluzzo's wife react to his claim that he must kill their children to appease his barons?
(a) She kills him.
(b) She does not complain.
(c) She runs away with her children.
(d) She cries hysterically.

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

5. Who excels in the seven liberal arts and becomes a remarkable poet?
(a) Manto.
(b) Sappho.
(c) Cornifica.
(d) Proba.

Short Answer Questions

1. To Cato's claim that attractive women are like roses with thorns underneath, what does Reason say the thorns represent?

2. Who invents the science and techniques of agriculture?

3. Who is Ulysses's faithful wife?

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

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

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