The Book of the City of Ladies Quizzes

Think you’ve got your head wrapped around The Book of the City of Ladies? Put your knowledge to the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. Where is Christine in the opening lines of the book?


A party
Her library
A bookstore
In a ditch
Q. Who's the dude who wrote the book that first makes Christine de Pizan so sad about being a woman?


Mathéolus
Nietzsche
Aristotle
Wollstonecraft
Q. How many parts or "Books" are there in The Book of the City of Ladies?


One
Two
Three
Four
Q. Who helps Christine dig the foundations for the City of Ladies?


Lady Constancy
Lady Reason
Lady Justice
The Queen of Heaven
Q. Which legendary society of warrior women does Christine mention several times in this book?


The Steppes
The Dragonians
The Amazons
The Atlantans