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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. What kind of citizens will Rectitude and Christine fill the City of Ladies with?

2. According to Lady Reason, what goes against reason and nature?

3. Who defeats her enemy by instructing the army to hold boughs from trees so the enemy thinks the forest is near?

4. What male author praises intellectual women?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Compare and contrast Zenobia and Artemisia.

2. List and describe the accomplishments of Nicostrata.

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

4. 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?

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

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

7. Why does Emperor Justinian marry Antonia?

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

9. Describe Almathea's interactions with King Tarquin in Rome.

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

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

Why do Lady Reason, Lady Rectitude, and Lady Justice visit Christine?

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