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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who restores Metabus' throne?
(a) His wife, Zenobia.
(b) His daughter, Zenobia.
(c) His daughter, Camilla.
(d) His wife, Camilla.

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

3. After all the noble males in Scythia are killed, what do the women become after forbidding men to enter their kingdom?
(a) Amazons.
(b) Greeks.
(c) Hippolytans.
(d) Latins.

4. Who invents the science and techniques of agriculture?
(a) Medea.
(b) Isis.
(c) Nicostrata.
(d) Ceres.

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

6. Who makes women perfect in mind and body?
(a) Nature.
(b) God.
(c) Satan.
(d) Women are not perfect in mind and body.

7. According to Lady Reason, what goes against reason and nature?
(a) Chastity and virtue.
(b) Dislike of women.
(c) Malice and gossip.
(d) A natural delight in slander.

8. Why does Rectitude think parents should not worry about the cost of a dowry for daughters?
(a) Because virtuous women do not require a dowry.
(b) Because God will provide.
(c) Because educating sons is just as expensive.
(d) Parent should worry about the cost of a daughter's dowry.

9. Who marries the King of Palmyria?
(a) Lilia.
(b) Synoppe.
(c) Artemisia.
(d) Zenobia.

10. Who marries Saturn and gives birth to Jupiter, Neptune, and Pluto?
(a) Dido.
(b) Opis.
(c) Lavinia.
(d) Sempronia.

11. Who helps Jason acquire the Golden Fleece?
(a) Circes.
(b) Medea.
(c) Sappho.
(d) Manto.

12. Which queen is responsible for capturing and killing King Cyrus when he attempts to attack the Amazons?
(a) Queen Dido.
(b) Queen Fredegunde.
(c) Queen Synoppe.
(d) Queen Thamiris.

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

14. Who is so well versed in the arts and sciences that even the bible speaks of her abilities?
(a) Queen Zenobia.
(b) Queen Thamiris.
(c) Empress Nicuala.
(d) Empress Hippolyta.

15. Who is honored by Roman newlywed wives' desire to emulate her?
(a) Dido.
(b) Juno.
(c) Gaia Carilla.
(d) Lavinia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of the book that Christine reads at the beginning of "The Book of the City of Ladies"?

2. Who prophesies about the wooden plank that comes from the tree which will be used to kill the man who will destroy the Jewish faith?

3. Who does Theseus beg to marry?

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

5. Why have the daughters of God been sent to Earth?

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