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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. Why does Christine object to women dressing elegantly?

2. According to Rectitude in Section 2, Part 30, what can no man match?

3. When the emperor locks Martina in his temple, what does he find her doing when he returns?

4. What does Rectitude claim is the main problem in educating women?

5. Why does Marquis Saluzzo pretend to kill the children his wife bares him?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Marquis Saluzzo test Griselda's constancy?

2. How is Susanna's chastity questioned and proven?

3. What does Rectitude say about women dressing elegantly?

4. How does Xanthippe demonstrate her love for Socrates?

5. How do the Lombard women prevent themselves from being raped?

6. What is the result of Theodosina's debate with the judge Urban?

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

8. How does Judith save the Jews from Holofernes?

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

10. What leads to Ghismonda's suicide?

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 Christine change throughout the novel? Detail the changes she makes and the reasons behind those changes.

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the main themes in this novel and detail its recurrences throughout the novel. What does it add to the novel? How does it affect the difference characters?

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