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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) Depressed and dour.
(b) Anxious and frightened.
(c) Haughty and snobbish.
(d) Excited, but confused.

2. What event does Valmont tell Madame de Tourvel secured his love for her?
(a) Meeting her for the first time.
(b) His charitable actions toward the peasants.
(c) Looking into her eyes on a starlit evening.
(d) Hearing of her piety from Madame de Rosemonde.

3. What is an "epistolary novel?"
(a) A novel told through letters.
(b) A novel told from the perspective of a single character.
(c) A novel set in Medieval times.
(d) A novel centering around a mythical being.

4. Where is Madame de Tourvel staying while her husband is away?
(a) At a home she owns in Paris.
(b) At a convent.
(c) With Madame de Rosemonde in the country.
(d) With Madame de Volanges in Paris.

5. What euphemism does Merteuil use to refer to her lover?
(a) "Pastime."
(b) "Swain."
(c) "Distraction."
(d) "Knight."

Short Answer Questions

1. How do today's readers of Laclos interpret his novel?

2. What was the beginning of Laclos' military career like?

3. Who wrote the Publisher's Foreword to _Les Liasons Dangerueses_?

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

5. What message does the Publisher's Foreword give?

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