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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The 120 Days of Sodom: Introduction.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many men are gathered to be "guests" at the first supper party of "the society"?
(a) 24.
(b) 16.
(c) 12.
(d) 21.

2. What kind of life did Florville live, according to a former colleague of Courval's?
(a) An charmed life.
(b) A secluded life.
(c) A sad life.
(d) A libertine life.

3. Which author did Sade supposedly ignore because of his jealousy regarding the individual's success as a writer?
(a) Turgenev.
(b) Wilde.
(c) Laclos.
(d) Thackeray .

4. According to the book's introduction, how many times has Duc de Blangis been married?
(a) Three.
(b) Seven.
(c) Five.
(d) Two.

5. Madame de Verquin tries to set Florville up with __________.
(a) An officer in the Navy.
(b) A slave boy.
(c) Courval.
(d) Senneval.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the opening of "Florville and Courval," how old is Courval?

2. At what "level" did Freud look at life?

3. What is the age range of the young men who were gathered to be at the "society's" first dinner party"?

4. What is the name of Duc's daughter whom he gives to Curval to marry?

5. What did Sade state that "I have never written"?

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