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

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?
(a) Erythrea.
(b) Almathea.
(c) The Queen of Sheba.
(d) Christine.

3. What male author praises intellectual women?
(a) Matheolus.
(b) Boccacio.
(c) Plato.
(d) Socrates.

4. Who is sent to school with her brother due to her parents' clever trick?
(a) Proba.
(b) Medea.
(c) Sappho.
(d) Cornifica.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do the Ephesians commission to paint a portrait of Diana?

2. Why do Hercules and Theseus invade the Amazons?

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

4. After the trench is completed, what must Christine do to begin building the foundation?

5. Who tricks the guard of an enemy king and leads high-born Roman virgins back to their families?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Hypsipyle save her father, Thoas?

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

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

5. How does Reason define good judgment?

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

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

8. Compare and contrast Ceres and Isis.

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

10. Who are the Amazons, and how do they live?

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