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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 15, III/10-III/19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who predicts the fall of Troy?
(a) Queen Basine.
(b) Cassandra.
(c) Nicostrata.
(d) Elizabeth.

2. According to Lady Reason, what goes against reason and nature?
(a) Chastity and virtue.
(b) A natural delight in slander.
(c) Malice and gossip.
(d) Dislike of women.

3. What does Rectitude claim few wives are?
(a) Spiteful and angry.
(b) Kind and generous.
(c) Unreasonable and willful.
(d) Hateful and vicious.

4. What does Ghismonda do when her father kills her lover?
(a) Kills her father.
(b) Commits suicide.
(c) Ghismonda's father does not kill her lover.
(d) Joins a monastery.

5. Why does Rectitude think parents should not worry about the cost of a dowry for daughters?
(a) Because virtuous women do not require a dowry.
(b) Because God will provide.
(c) Because educating sons is just as expensive.
(d) Parent should worry about the cost of a daughter's dowry.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who follows King Mithradates into battle rather than reveling in luxury in her own land?

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

3. Who carries nine books to King Tarquin in Rome?

4. Who is a better painter than the men of her time?

5. Who devotedly loves King Mithradates despite the fact that he has many concubines?

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