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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does mankind gain more from than was lost through Eve?
(a) The Virgin Mary.
(b) Lady Rectitude.
(c) Lady Reason.
(d) Lady Justice.

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

3. What kind of citizens will Rectitude and Christine fill the City of Ladies with?
(a) Immoral men and women.
(b) Virtuous and honorable citizens.
(c) Men of various social classes.
(d) Chaste women.

4. Who predicts the fall of Troy?
(a) Queen Basine.
(b) Nicostrata.
(c) Cassandra.
(d) Elizabeth.

5. Who tricks the guard of an enemy king and leads high-born Roman virgins back to their families?
(a) Cloelia.
(b) Lilia.
(c) Fredegunde.
(d) Artemisia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Christine wonder if marriage is unbearable?

2. What is the meaning of the word sibyl?

3. Who does Theseus beg to marry?

4. Who receives high honors for saving her father when his enemies attack him during a triumphal procession in Rome?

5. Who conquers Ethiopia and India?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Section 1, Parts 28-36, what allusions to Greek and Roman mythology does Reason make?

2. How does Hypsipyle save her father, Thoas?

3. When Christine asks if marriage is unbearable because women are impossible to live with, how does Rectitude respond?

4. What does Reason say about the intelligence and education of Cornifica and Proba?

5. What does Rectitude say about parents preferring sons to daughters?

6. What is Queen Penthesila's role in the legendary Trojan War and as an Amazon?

7. When Christine asks if God gives women an aptitude for learning, how does Reason respond?

8. How does Reason conclude her portion of building the City of Ladies?

9. What does the Queen of Sheba prophesy about while visiting King Solomon?

10. In Section 1, Parts 37-41, what inventions are listed, and who makes them?

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