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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 falls out of favor with Emperor Justinian but regains favor by following his wife's advice?

2. What is the worst possible thing imaginable for chaste women?

3. Who wins a legal case against taxing women's valuables?

4. What does Marguerite de la Riviere do when she learns that the party missing from a ball is imprisoned for debt?

5. Who does Ghismonda take as a lover?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Rectitude resent the claim that women bring only evil to the world?

5. What does Marcius say when his mother, Veturia, begs him to make peace with the Romans?

6. Describe the story about Bernabo and his wife.

7. How does Xanthippe demonstrate her love for Socrates?

8. What leads to Ghismonda's suicide?

9. How does Rectitude refute the common claim that women are inconstant?

10. What results from Thisbe's mother's disapproval of Thisbe's love for Pyramus?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do Lady Reason, Lady Rectitude, and Lady Justice explain their use of pagan women as examples of virtue and honor?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Who is the queen of the City of Ladies, and why is she elected queen?

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