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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 grieves for the remainder of her life after her husband, Socrates, dies?
(a) Aemilia.
(b) Sulpicia.
(c) Xanthippe.
(d) Paulina.

2. What does Marguerite de la Riviere do when she learns that the party missing from a ball is imprisoned for debt?
(a) She pays his debt.
(b) She mocks him.
(c) She does not learn anything about someone being imprisoned for debt.
(d) She orders him to be killed.

3. Who does Saint Lucy of Syracus pray to for her mother's cure?
(a) Saint Catherine.
(b) Saint Lucy.
(c) Saint Agatha.
(d) Saint Eulalie.

4. Why does Marquis Saluzzo apologize to his wife?
(a) Because he is convinced of her fidelity and constancy.
(b) Because she tries to kill him.
(c) Because she threatens to leave him for another man.
(d) He does not apologize to his wife.

5. Who refuses Pharaoh's advances?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Penelope.
(c) Mariamme.
(d) Clotilde.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who bets that he can seduce Bernabo's wife?

2. According to Rectitude, when will women attain perfection?

3. Who ignores King Creon's edict forbidding burial and buries her beloved husband, Polynices?

4. Who does Justine's attempted suitor hire?

5. Who loves Queen Blanche of France for life despite the impossibility of having his love returned?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Rectitude finishes her portion of the City of Ladies?

2. Describe Saint Catherine's martyrdom.

3. What does Rectitude say to the idea that women are avaricious?

4. Describe the story about Bernabo and his wife.

5. Who is Ulysses's wife, and why does Rectitude praise her?

6. How do the Lombard women prevent themselves from being raped?

7. What happens between Saint Lucy and King Aucejas?

8. How does Artemisia honor her husband in death?

9. How does Xanthippe demonstrate her love for Socrates?

10. What does Rectitude say to Christine's claim that the majority of women are not virtuous?

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