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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. Why have the daughters of God been sent to Earth?
(a) The three ladies are not the daughters of God.
(b) To take Christine to heaven.
(c) To restore order and justice.
(d) To punish the wicked.

2. Who devotedly loves King Mithradates despite the fact that he has many concubines?
(a) Queen Dido.
(b) Queen Drypetina.
(c) Queen Hypsicratea.
(d) Queen Claudine.

3. Who creates silk and dyes it to create clothes?
(a) Irene.
(b) Arachne.
(c) Irene.
(d) Pamphile.

4. Who defeats her enemy by instructing the army to hold boughs from trees so the enemy thinks the forest is near?
(a) Queen Camilla.
(b) Queen Zenobia.
(c) Queen Artemisia.
(d) Queen Fredegunde.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Christine supposed to build?

2. Who kills Queen Penthesila?

3. Who is sent to school with her brother due to her parents' clever trick?

4. Who tells the Greeks of their upcoming struggles and battles?

5. Who prophesies that the King of Thuringia will receive a vision if he remains chaste on his wedding night?

Short Essay Questions

1. Compare and contrast Zenobia and Artemisia.

2. Why does Reason say women are not allowed in court?

3. How does Reason respond to Christine's question about why male authors slander women?

4. Describe Christine's opinion about being female before the three ladies appear to her, and explain why she feels this way.

5. List and describe the accomplishments of Nicostrata.

6. What does Reason tell Christine when Christine asks if women are capable of good judgment?

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

8. Why should Theodoric's honor for his victory in battle belong to his mother, Lilia?

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

10. Who does Rectitude begin with when she dictates the order in which Christine must arrange the valuable stones, and why is this significant?

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