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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. Who prophesies that the King of Thuringia will receive a vision if he remains chaste on his wedding night?

2. Why does Rectitude think parents should not worry about the cost of a dowry for daughters?

3. What male author praises intellectual women?

4. Whose gift of prophecy causes some to claim that Phoebus loves her?

5. Who does Reason claim never criticized women more than men?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are the Amazons, and how do they live?

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

3. How does Hypsipyle save her father, Thoas?

4. What does Rectitude say about parents preferring sons to daughters?

5. When Christine asks if marriage is unbearable because women are impossible to live with, how does Rectitude respond?

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

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

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

9. Who does Rectitude begin with when she dictates the order in which Christine must arrange the valuable stones, and why is this significant?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the reason for building the City of Ladies.

Essay Topic 2

Does Christine actually believe what she has read about women? Explain your position.

Essay Topic 3

What are the misconceptions Christine mentions about women, and how do Reason, Rectitude, and Justice dispute these?

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