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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5, I/37-I/48.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who defeats Xerxes when he attacks the Lacedaemoniana?
(a) Artemisia.
(b) Lilia.
(c) Camilla.
(d) Zenobia.

2. Who is the first lady that speaks to Christine?
(a) Lady Rectitude.
(b) Lady Reason.
(c) The Virgin Mary.
(d) Lady Justice.

3. Who restores Metabus' throne?
(a) His wife, Zenobia.
(b) His daughter, Zenobia.
(c) His wife, Camilla.
(d) His daughter, Camilla.

4. Who defeats her enemy by instructing the army to hold boughs from trees so the enemy thinks the forest is near?
(a) Queen Artemisia.
(b) Queen Zenobia.
(c) Queen Fredegunde.
(d) Queen Camilla.

5. To Cato's claim that attractive women are like roses with thorns underneath, what does Reason say the thorns represent?
(a) Evil ways.
(b) Violent natures.
(c) Reason says there are no thorns in women's nature.
(d) Contrition and fear of doing wrong.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who invents the Egyptian alphabet?

2. Who kills Queen Penthesila?

3. Who are the first Amazons to attack the invading Greeks?

4. Who invents the science and techniques of agriculture?

5. Who excels in the seven liberal arts and becomes a remarkable poet?

(see the answer key)

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