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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is converted when he kidnaps Saint Lucy with the intent of raping her?
(a) King Marinus.
(b) King Hannibal.
(c) King Olybrius.
(d) King Aucejas.

3. Who does Rectitude cite as an example of a discreet woman?
(a) Curia.
(b) Portia.
(c) Antonia.
(d) Judith.

4. Why does Marquis Saluzzo apologize to his wife?
(a) He does not apologize to his wife.
(b) Because she tries to kill him.
(c) Because she threatens to leave him for another man.
(d) Because he is convinced of her fidelity and constancy.

5. What does Bernabo's wife name herself when she masquerades as a male servant for Senor Ferant?
(a) Jason.
(b) Bernabino.
(c) Sagurat.
(d) Leander.

6. Who is worshiped by the Romans as the goddess of wealth and marriage?
(a) Europa.
(b) Juno.
(c) Dido.
(d) Jocasta.

7. In what are women as faithful as men?
(a) In learning.
(b) In friendship.
(c) In familial ties.
(d) In love.

8. Who does Saint Lucy of Syracus pray to for her mother's cure?
(a) Saint Lucy.
(b) Saint Eulalie.
(c) Saint Catherine.
(d) Saint Agatha.

9. Who does Marguerite de la Riviere notice is missing from a ball?
(a) Her husband.
(b) A courtier.
(c) Her father.
(d) A famous knight.

10. Why does Medea despair for the rest of her life?
(a) Because Jason breaks his promise to marry her.
(b) Because her father dies.
(c) Because Leander commits suicide.
(d) Because Pyramus leaves her for Thisbe.

11. What do the Lombard women due to avoid being raped by the victors of their people?
(a) Tuck dead chickens under their breasts.
(b) Hid in the forest outside their village.
(c) They cannot prevent the victors from raping them.
(d) Commit mass suicide.

12. Who bets that he can seduce Bernabo's wife?
(a) Decameron.
(b) Boccaccio.
(c) Bernabo.
(d) Ambrose.

13. Who does Christine praise in Section 2, Part 20?
(a) Xanthippe.
(b) Gaia Carilla.
(c) Countess of Coemen.
(d) Tertia Aemilia.

14. Which of Boccaccio's writings does Rectitude allude to in Section 2, Part 52?
(a) Matheolus.
(b) Fear and Loathing.
(c) Decameron.
(d) Women.

15. When St. Catherine is decapitated, what miracle occurs?
(a) Angels descend.
(b) Idols crack.
(c) No miracle occurs.
(d) Milk flows from her wounds instead of blood.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who honors her husband in death by building a magnificent sepulcher to him?

2. In Section 2, Part 24, how do the Lacedaemonian wives help their knightly husbands escape from prison?

3. According to Rectitude, when will women attain perfection?

4. Why does Saint Catherine chide Emperor Maxentius?

5. Who screams obscenities at Emperor Nero in an attempt to receive the same sentence as her husband, Seneca?

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