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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Letters 16 - 50.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Cécile generally feel about the prospect of soon being married?
(a) Excited, but confused.
(b) Depressed and dour.
(c) Anxious and frightened.
(d) Haughty and snobbish.

2. Why does Valmont think it possible to seduce this woman?
(a) Her husband is away.
(b) He already knows she has a weak character.
(c) He seduced her in the past.
(d) She expressed interest in him.

3. According to Merteuil in letter 10, which pretext do women use to submit to sexual pleasure with a man?
(a) Women initiate their own seductions.
(b) Women use the excuse of weak-mindedness.
(c) Women allow themselves to be raped.
(d) Women come to secret agreements with their lovers.

4. Which place in the social hierarchy did Laclos' family occupy?
(a) The lowest form of nobility.
(b) The clergy.
(c) The peasant class.
(d) The highest form of the gentry.

5. In his other writings, what view did Laclos take of women?
(a) Women should be seen or heard.
(b) Women were corruptors of society.
(c) A woman's honor was tied to their virginity.
(d) Women should not be enslaved by a male-dominated society.

Short Answer Questions

1. What advice does Cécile's friend offer regarding Danceny's letter?

2. Who is the author of the Editor's Preface?

3. How was __Les Liaisons Dangereuses_ treated after the turn of the 20th century?

4. How does Valmont contrive to grope the woman he wants to seduce?

5. With whom does Valmont conspire to trick and humiliate a new acquaintance?

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