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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Duc during the first day, ______________ are "they who absolutely cannot bear the instant when the illusion is shattered."
(a) Few.
(b) Unnumbered.
(c) Many.
(d) Countless.

2. In what year did Sade publish "Les Crimes de l'Amour"?
(a) 1797.
(b) 1799.
(c) 1810.
(d) 1800.

3. What did Sade call Villeterque at the opening of his reply to him?
(a) Criminal.
(b) Dismissed.
(c) Sinner.
(d) Hack writer.

4. 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.

5. How old are the "young maids" that attend the fourth dinner party?
(a) 9-16.
(b) 8-17.
(c) 7-15.
(d) 12-18.

Short Answer Questions

1. Villeterque accused Rousseau, Voltaire, Marmontel, Fielding, and Richardson of saying that the way to happiness was _______________.

2. How many questions did Villeterque state he would "bother with"?

3. Who offers himself/herself up to the Bishop, given that another has not satisfied him?

4. How much per year does the "society" collect?

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

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