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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Christine think herself unfortunate?
(a) For losing her job.
(b) For being born a woman.
(c) For being poor.
(d) She does not think of herself as unfortunate.

2. Who is sent to school with her brother due to her parents' clever trick?
(a) Medea.
(b) Cornifica.
(c) Proba.
(d) Sappho.

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

4. Who do the Ephesians commission to paint a portrait of Diana?
(a) Thamaris.
(b) Arachne.
(c) Pamphile.
(d) Irene.

5. Who invents the Egyptian alphabet?
(a) Medea.
(b) Ceres.
(c) Minerva.
(d) Isis.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Christine wonder if marriage is unbearable?

2. Who prophesies that Rome will be built on Mount Palatine?

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

4. Who are the three Jewish women to whom God grants the gift of prophecy?

5. Who invents the arts of dying wool and weaving fine tapestries?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Rectitude say about parents preferring sons to daughters?

2. Who are the three ladies that appear to Christine, and why do they visit her?

3. How does Reason conclude her portion of building the City of Ladies?

4. Why does Emperor Justinian marry Antonia?

5. Describe Almathea's interactions with King Tarquin in Rome.

6. How will the three ladies help Christine build the City of Ladies?

7. In Section 1, Parts 37-41, what inventions are listed, and who makes them?

8. Why should Theodoric's honor for his victory in battle belong to his mother, Lilia?

9. Who does Rectitude begin with when she dictates the order in which Christine must arrange the valuable stones, and why is this significant?

10. What is Queen Penthesila's role in the legendary Trojan War and as an Amazon?

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