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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 does Leander routinely swim across Hellespont?
(a) To visit Thisbe.
(b) To escape his home.
(c) To visit Hero.
(d) To exercise.

2. What does the magnificent sepulcher built in King Mausolus's honor become known as?
(a) A tomb.
(b) A pyramid.
(c) A grave.
(d) A mausoleum.

3. What does Christine suggest women are unable to do in Section 2, Part 25?
(a) Keep a secret.
(b) Be faithful.
(c) Invent new knowledge.
(d) Love their husbands.

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

5. Who throws herself overboard to avoid being raped when she is kidnapped?
(a) Griselda.
(b) Florence.
(c) Antonia.
(d) Hippo.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is denounced by two old priests when they fail in their attempt to make her sin?

2. Who does Marquis Saluzzo marry?

3. Who is so chaste in marriage and widowhood that she lives with her mother-in-law after her husband dies?

4. Who refuses Pharaoh's advances?

5. In Section 2, Part 24, how do the Lacedaemonian wives help their knightly husbands escape from prison?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Marquis Saluzzo test Griselda's constancy?

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

3. Why is Claudia's reputation compromised, and how does she prove her chastity?

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

5. What does Christine mention about rape, and how does Rectitude respond?

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

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

8. How does Xanthippe demonstrate her love for Socrates?

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

10. What does Rectitude say about women dressing elegantly?

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