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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose birth and life does Erythrea foretell?

2. Who invents the Egyptian alphabet?

3. What does the woman whose mother is imprisoned and sentenced to starvation do to help her mother?

4. What does Rectitude claim few wives are?

5. Who does mankind gain more from than was lost through Eve?

Short Essay Questions

1. Compare and contrast Ceres and Isis.

2. List and describe the accomplishments of Nicostrata.

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

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

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

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

7. In Section 1, Parts 28-36, what allusions to Greek and Roman mythology does Reason make?

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

9. How does Reason respond to Christine's question about why male authors slander women?

10. Why does Emperor Justinian marry Antonia?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Reason, Rectitude, and Justice. How are their relationships with Christine similar and different?

Essay Topic 2

How does the first person point-of-view enhance and inhibit the story? How would the novel be different if a different point of view were used?

Essay Topic 3

What are the individual functions of Lady Reason, Lady Rectitude, and Lady Justice?

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