The Book of the City of Ladies - Quiz
A) Princess Margaret of Burgundy B) Matheolus C) Jean de Meun D) Christine de Pizan
A) 1405 B) 1305 C) 1500 D) 1450
A) Latin B) Vernacular French C) English D) Italian
A) Latin-style B) Germanic-style C) Celtic-style D) Greek-style
A) Matheolus's Lamentations B) The Treasure of the City of Ladies C) Ditie de Jehanne D'Arc D) The Book of the City of Ladies
A) By creating an allegorical city of ladies B) By translating Latin plays C) By ignoring all male writers D) By writing a military treatise
A) By claiming women ruled ancient empires alone B) By arguing that women are physically stronger than men C) By proving women invented writing D) By collecting a wide array of famous women throughout history
A) Guards protecting the city gates B) Architects designing the layout C) Slaves performing manual labor D) Building blocks for the walls, houses, and her thesis
A) Universal male suffrage B) Education for women C) The abolition of marriage D) Monastic life for all citizens
A) The Book of Matheolus B) Ditie de Jehanne D'Arc C) The Roman de la Rose D) The Book of the Three Virtues
A) Matheolus B) Jean de Meun C) Princess Margaret of Burgundy D) Joan of Arc
A) A manual of education B) A book of poetry C) A historical biography D) A fictional romance
A) She will travel the world independently B) She will be cheerful to him all the time C) She will never speak to him D) She will manage all the finances alone
A) The Treasure of the City of Ladies B) Ditie de Jehanne D'Arc C) The Book of the City of Ladies D) Matheolus's Lamentations
A) An educational manual B) A prose novel C) A religious play D) A poem
A) Fourteenth century B) Fifteenth century C) Twelfth century D) Thirteenth century
A) That marriage is unnecessary B) That women should rule households C) That marriage brings eternal joy D) That women make men's lives miserable
A) Angry and ready to fight men B) Indifferent and amused C) Inspired and empowered D) Upset and ashamed to be a woman
A) The three Virtues B) Her parents C) Jean de Meun and Matheolus D) Three famous queens
A) How to escape from society B) Where to find hidden treasure C) What her role will be in helping her build the City of Ladies D) How to write a poem about Joan of Arc
A) Lady Mercy B) Lady Wisdom C) Lady Reason D) Lady Justice
A) The grand gates B) The external walls of the city C) The roof of the palace D) The interior library
A) Why books are written in Latin B) How to write vernacular prose C) Why some men slander women D) How to manage household finances
A) A wooden stick B) The spade of her intelligence C) A golden shovel D) An iron pickaxe
A) That women were unfairly targeted B) That women must truly be bad C) That women were superior to men D) That women should rule nations
A) Because she hated her own gender B) Because so many learned men wrote them C) Because she wanted to marry Matheolus D) Because her teachers forced her to read them
A) Violence B) Reason C) Magic D) Wealth
A) Her own self-consciousness and negative thoughts of past writers B) Her fear of physical labor C) Her inability to write in Latin D) Her desire to marry
A) Princess Margaret B) Jean de Meun C) Her readers D) Matheolus
A) That marriage is obsolete B) That women should govern kingdoms C) That books are always truthful D) That women are not evil or useless creatures
A) Part II B) Part I C) Part III D) Part IV
A) Great physical strength B) Chastity C) Devotion to their families and others D) The gift of prophecy
A) Education B) Monasticism C) Knighthood D) Marriage
A) 124 B) 37 C) 50 D) 92
A) A queen B) Christine C) The Virgin Mary D) Lady Justice
A) Rhea Ilia B) Ghismonda C) The Virgin Mary D) Lady Justice
A) 37 B) 129 C) 12 D) 92
A) Margaret King B) Vincent of Beauvais C) Jean de Vignay D) Giovanni Boccaccio
A) Miroir historial B) Des Cleres et Nobles Femmes C) Speculum Maius D) De mulieribus claris
A) De mulieribus claris B) Speculum Maius C) Decameron D) Des Cleres et Nobles Femmes
A) Only in political matters B) Yes C) Only in religious matters D) No
A) Progressive B) Misogynist C) Feminist D) Neutral
A) Being praised for martyrdom B) Ruling as queens C) Suffering terrible punishments D) Becoming great scholars
A) 1240 B) 1300 C) 1333 D) 1400
A) Wisdom B) Rectitude C) Reason D) Justice |
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