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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. Who will bring the queen and princesses to the City of Ladies?
(a) Lady Justice.
(b) The Virgin Mary.
(c) Lady Reason.
(d) Lady Rectitude.

2. Who is honored by Roman newlywed wives' desire to emulate her?
(a) Juno.
(b) Lavinia.
(c) Dido.
(d) Gaia Carilla.

3. After the trench is completed, what must Christine do to begin building the foundation?
(a) Start digging.
(b) Take up her pen.
(c) Buy bricks and mortar.
(d) Change into clothes she can work in.

4. Who kills Queen Penthesila?
(a) Pyrrhus.
(b) Hector of Troy.
(c) Achilles.
(d) Aeneas.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who marries the King of Palmyria?

2. Which queen is responsible for capturing and killing King Cyrus when he attempts to attack the Amazons?

3. Who disputes the idea that women's weak bodies make them inferior and undermines moral qualities?

4. Whose duty is to judge and repay everyone according to their just deserts?

5. Who is sent to school with her brother due to her parents' clever trick?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Christine asks if God gives women an aptitude for learning, how does Reason respond?

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

3. Who are the Amazons, and how do they live?

4. Why does Emperor Justinian marry Antonia?

5. What does the Queen of Sheba prophesy about while visiting King Solomon?

6. Describe Christine's opinion about being female before the three ladies appear to her, and explain why she feels this way.

7. Compare and contrast Ceres and Isis.

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

9. Name and describe two stories that Reason tells to dispute the claim that women's weak bodies make them inferior and undermine moral qualities.

10. Why does Reason say women are not allowed in court?

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