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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3, I/19-I/27.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Theseus beg to marry?
(a) Thamiris.
(b) Menalippe.
(c) Synoppe.
(d) Hippolyta.

2. After the three ladies appear, why does the first lady chide Christine for believing books?
(a) Because authority is often proven wrong at a later date.
(b) The first lady does not chide Christine for believing books.
(c) Because books are often mistranslated.
(d) Because women should not be reading in the first place.

3. Why is the idea that female children result from a deficiency in the womb irrational?
(a) Because women are not developed in the womb.
(b) Because God made women and men equally noble and virtuous.
(c) This is not an irrational idea.
(d) Because females result from extravagance.

4. Whose authority does Christine yield to at the beginning of this novel, though she is unable to support the view from her personal experience?
(a) Female authors.
(b) Politicans.
(c) Male authors.
(d) Religious leaders.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Queen Penthesila fall in love with when she hears of his courageous feats?

2. Why have the daughters of God been sent to Earth?

3. After the trench is completed, what must Christine do to begin building the foundation?

4. Who conquers Ethiopia and India?

5. Who defeats Xerxes when he attacks the Lacedaemoniana?

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