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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. Where does Lisabetta of Messina hide Lorenzo's severed head?
(a) She cannot find Lorenzo's head.
(b) In her garden.
(c) In her closet.
(d) In a pot of basil.

2. Who is beaten for her debate with the judge Urban?
(a) Theodosina.
(b) Martina.
(c) Justine.
(d) Eulalie.

3. Who grieves to death when Tiberius puts Germanicus to death?
(a) Triaria.
(b) Argia.
(c) Aggrippina.
(d) Artemisia.

4. Who falls out of favor with Emperor Justinian but regains favor by following his wife's advice?
(a) Holofernes.
(b) Justin.
(c) Julius Caesar.
(d) Belisarius.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Emperor Olybrius imprison Saint Margaret?

2. Who commits suicide when Aeneas sneaks away in the middle of the night?

3. When the emperor locks Martina in his temple, what does he find her doing when he returns?

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

5. According to Rectitude, how do women compare to men in terms of avariciousness?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Rectitude argue for the education of females?

2. How do the wives of the knights who helped Jason obtain the Golden Fleece save their husbands?

3. What does Marcius say when his mother, Veturia, begs him to make peace with the Romans?

4. How does Rectitude refute the common claim that women are inconstant?

5. What does Rectitude say about women dressing elegantly?

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

7. Describe Saint Catherine's martyrdom.

8. What is the result of Theodosina's debate with the judge Urban?

9. How does Curia save her husband from exile and death?

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

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