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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 is the author of the book that Christine reads at the beginning of "The Book of the City of Ladies"?
2. Who defeats her enemy by instructing the army to hold boughs from trees so the enemy thinks the forest is near?
3. After all the noble males in Scythia are killed, what do the women become after forbidding men to enter their kingdom?
4. Who disputes the idea that women's weak bodies make them inferior and undermines moral qualities?
5. Who does Queen Penthesila fall in love with when she hears of his courageous feats?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Reason tell Christine when Christine asks if women are capable of good judgment?
2. In Section 1, Parts 37-41, what inventions are listed, and who makes them?
3. Why does Emperor Justinian marry Antonia?
4. How will the three ladies help Christine build the City of Ladies?
5. How does Reason respond to Christine's question about why male authors slander women?
6. What is Queen Penthesila's role in the legendary Trojan War and as an Amazon?
7. What does Reason say about the intelligence and education of Cornifica and Proba?
8. List and describe the accomplishments of Nicostrata.
9. In Section 1, part 10, how does Reason praise women in response to Cato's claim that attractive women are like roses with thorns underneath?
10. Why should Theodoric's honor for his victory in battle belong to his mother, Lilia?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What are the individual functions of Lady Reason, Lady Rectitude, and Lady Justice?
Essay Topic 2
How do Lady Reason, Lady Rectitude, and Lady Justice explain their use of pagan women as examples of virtue and honor?
Essay Topic 3
What is the significance of Christine de Pizan writing herself into this novel as the main character? How does this affect the readers' response to the novel?
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