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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many men seized Herman as he ran from Madame Scholtz's house after being accused of theft?

2. Who is the only man to "discharge" on the morning of the "First Day"?

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

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

5. When Ernestine sees Herman for the first time after he is accused of theft, where is he?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the stage directions for Act One?

2. Why does the narrator wish to see the famous mines in Sweden?

3. Who assumes the task of the storytelling in December?

4. Why does Herman want to wait to marry?

5. Why does Duclos' story get interrupted on the First Day?

6. What do the "four libertines" do to strengthen their ties?

7. During the sixth week festival in December, what happens?

8. What does Martaine state that she wants to do on the 10th of January?

9. What are the facts regarding the 150 Criminal Passions?

10. What are the facts regarding the 150 Complex Passions?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Do you believe that Sade appropriately defended himself in his response to Villeterque? In what ways did Sade appropriately defend himself? In what ways did he fail to defend himself? Do you believe that Sade wrote the best response that he could to Villeterque? Why/Why not?

Essay Topic 2

In "Must We Burn Sade?" Simone de Beauvior stated that he believed that Sade's hatred of his mother was "the key to his life and work." What do you believe this to mean? Given that not much is known about Sade's life as a child, what could one assume that Sade's hatred for his mother was based upon? (Hint: Freud is mentioned in this section. What would Freud say?)

Essay Topic 3

Do you believe that Sade's writings were pornographic? Or, did he go beyond pornographic for you (as a reader)? Were there specific actions that you would consider "going a little too far"? Or, do you believe that Sade went just far enough?

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