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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. In what month was Sade married?
(a) July.
(b) October.
(c) May.
(d) June.

2. How many children does Courval have?
(a) Five.
(b) Two.
(c) Seven.
(d) One.

3. In what cell was Sade kept while at Vincennes prison?
(a) Three.
(b) One.
(c) Nine.
(d) Six.

4. What did Sade accuse Villeterque of quoting?
(a) Out of context delusions.
(b) Out of context passages of lust.
(c) Out of context passages of dialogue.
(d) Out of context isolated phrases.

5. Given that Beauvoir stated that he found no "hint of ambition" in Sade, what did Beauvoir state that he believed about Sade?
(a) He would be burned for his sins.
(b) He was a coward.
(c) He was bound for greatness.
(d) He was satisfied living a mundane life.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what age did Duc carry out a plan to rob a public coach and rape all of the occupants?

2. In what year was the Bastille stormed?

3. Who mistreated a poor family and then called for his own punishment by whipping?

4. According to the book's introduction, how many times has Duc de Blangis been married?

5. To what Roman goddess does Courval compare Florville?

(see the answer key)

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