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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) To punish the wicked.
(b) To restore order and justice.
(c) To take Christine to heaven.
(d) The three ladies are not the daughters of God.

2. Who prophesies that Rome will be built on Mount Palatine?
(a) Queen of Sheba.
(b) Queen Basine.
(c) Cassandra.
(d) Nicostrata.

3. Who fights Vespasian at her husband's side?
(a) Empress Claudine.
(b) Empress Hypsicratea.
(c) Empress Griselda.
(d) Empress Triaria.

4. Who is so intelligent that many declare that she is the goddess of arms, warfare, and wisdom?
(a) Medea.
(b) Minerva.
(c) Isis.
(d) Nicostrata.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who marries Saturn and gives birth to Jupiter, Neptune, and Pluto?

2. Who excels in the seven liberal arts and becomes a remarkable poet?

3. 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?

4. What country does the King of Palmyria and his wife subjugate?

5. What does Hypsipyle do when rebels advance to kill her father, King Thaos?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Compare and contrast Zenobia and Artemisia.

6. Why does Emperor Justinian marry Antonia?

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

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

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

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

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