1. Born (probably) to a pagan chief and his newly-baptized slave, St. Bridget of Ireland is included in "The Dinner Party" as a symbol of the reconciliation of goddess-worshiping Celts with patriarchal Christianity. One of Bridget's accomplishments was which of the following? Leading Christians into battle against Druids Giving birth to seven sons who all become bishops Inviting St. Patrick to Ireland Founding Ireland's first Abbey

2. This Byzantine empress who lived c. 497-548 was a champion of women's rights. Justina Theodora Marcia Aurelia Hagia Sophia

3. She called herself "The strong voice of Gandersheim". Writing in the second half of the eleventh century, this nun was also a poet, playwright, and Germany's first historian. Hrosvitha Marcella Walladah Zoe

4. Trotula was a female physician who lived in Salerno, Italy in the eleventh century. One of her books was entitled "De Passionibus Mulierum Curandarum". In what area of medicine did Trotula specialize? Obstetrics and Gynecology Pediatrics Orthopedic Surgery Infectious Diseases

5. Eleanor of Aquitaine (1122-1204) was the wife of two kings and the mother of two more. She rode with her first husband to the Holy Land during the Second Crusade and was harshly criticized for it. Of which two countries was Eleanor queen? France and England England and Spain France and Spain England and Portugal

6. Hildegarde was one of the first women composers. She was also a nun, a scholar, a writer, and an artist. "The Dinner Party" states that her work "emphasized the relationship between human and divine". In what town (later added to Hildegarde's name) did she found a monastery and produce much of her work? Clairvaux Chartres Bingen Aquitaine

7. Petronilla de Meath represents the persecution of women from the 13th to the 17th centuries. What happened to Petronilla? She suffered the scold's bridle and ducking chair in colonial America She was tortured for being a spy in France She was beheaded for adultery in England She was burned as a witch in Ireland

8. Isabella d'Este (1474-1539) was the daughter of the Duke of Ferrara and the wife of Francesco Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua. Her thousands of letters, her political ambitions, and her patronage of the arts gave her the nickname "First Lady of the Renaissance". True False

9. A true Renaissance woman, she ruled England from 1558-1603. By refusing to marry, she kept the reins of power firmly in her own hands. Anne Mary I Elizabeth I Victoria

10. Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-1653), although handicapped by her sex, became famous in which of these fields? Music Literature Athletics Painting