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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Whose gift of prophecy causes some to claim that Phoebus loves her?
2. Who follows King Mithradates into battle rather than reveling in luxury in her own land?
3. What gift does God bestow upon the sibyls?
4. After the three ladies appear, why does the first lady chide Christine for believing books?
5. What is better than good judgment because it can benefit mankind for all of eternity?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Reason conclude her portion of building the City of Ladies?
2. Name and describe two stories that Reason tells to dispute the claim that women's weak bodies make them inferior and undermine moral qualities.
3. In Section 1, Parts 28-36, what allusions to Greek and Roman mythology does Reason make?
4. List and describe the accomplishments of Nicostrata.
5. How does Reason respond to Christine's question about why male authors slander women?
6. Why does Emperor Justinian marry Antonia?
7. What is Queen Penthesila's role in the legendary Trojan War and as an Amazon?
8. Compare and contrast Ceres and Isis.
9. In Section 1, part 10, how does Reason praise women in response to Cato's claim that attractive women are like roses with thorns underneath?
10. How will the three ladies help Christine build the City of Ladies?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How are the different symbols used throughout the novel to represent abstract concepts? Detail and explain how the symbols are used to describe certain abstract concepts and which concepts they describe.
Essay Topic 2
Who is the queen of the City of Ladies, and why is she elected queen?
Essay Topic 3
How is foreshadowing used in "The Book of the City of Ladies"? Choose one major instance of foreshadowing and follow it through the book, finishing with how the event is fulfilled.
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