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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 excels in the seven liberal arts and becomes a remarkable poet?
(a) Proba.
(b) Cornifica.
(c) Sappho.
(d) Manto.
2. Why don't women participate in court?
(a) Because women are not intelligent enough.
(b) Because women are intimidated by criminals.
(c) Because court goes against women's natural modesty.
(d) Because women are not moral enough.
3. What kind of citizens will Rectitude and Christine fill the City of Ladies with?
(a) Men of various social classes.
(b) Virtuous and honorable citizens.
(c) Chaste women.
(d) Immoral men and women.
4. Who devotedly loves King Mithradates despite the fact that he has many concubines?
(a) Queen Dido.
(b) Queen Hypsicratea.
(c) Queen Drypetina.
(d) Queen Claudine.
5. What is the meaning of the word sibyl?
(a) Very beautiful woman.
(b) One privy to the thoughts of God.
(c) An evil being.
(d) One of affluence.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who invents the arts of dying wool and weaving fine tapestries?
2. Who is so intelligent that many declare that she is the goddess of arms, warfare, and wisdom?
3. Who creates silk and dyes it to create clothes?
4. Who is so well versed in the arts and sciences that even the bible speaks of her abilities?
5. Who tells the Greeks of their upcoming struggles and battles?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Reason say women are not allowed in court?
2. How does Reason respond to Christine's question about why male authors slander women?
3. What does Reason say about the intelligence and education of Cornifica and Proba?
4. Who are the Amazons, and how do they live?
5. How does Reason define good judgment?
6. Once the buildings are finished, what does Rectitude tell Christine?
7. Compare and contrast Zenobia and Artemisia.
8. In Section 1, Parts 37-41, what inventions are listed, and who makes them?
9. Describe Christine's opinion about being female before the three ladies appear to her, and explain why she feels this way.
10. List and describe the accomplishments of Nicostrata.
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