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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who knocks at the boudoir door at the end of the Third Dialogue?
(a) Madame de Mistival.
(b) Chevalier.
(c) The Marquis de Sade.
(d) Augustin.

2. In the Fourth Dialogue, who penetrates Dolmance with a dildo?
(a) Chevalier.
(b) Augustin
(c) Eugenie.
(d) Madame de Saint-Ange.

3. Which character present or discussed in the First Dialogue is a stand-in for the Marquis de Sade?
(a) Eugenie.
(b) Chevalier.
(c) Dolmance.
(d) Madame de Saint-Ange.

4. At the beginning of the Fourth Dialogue, Chevalier assures Eugenie of his what?
(a) Tenderness.
(b) Prowess.
(c) Intelligence.
(d) Discretion.

5. To what iconic literary figure does Chevalier compare himself and his sister in the First Dialogue?
(a) Aneas.
(b) Don Quixote.
(c) Hamlet.
(d) Oedipus Rex.

Short Answer Questions

1. Near the end of this section, Dolmance discusses his libertine friends seducing who?

2. In this section of the Third Dialogue, Madame explains to Eugenie the importance of being what?

3. What promise do Madame de Saint-Ange and Dolmance make Eugenie at the beginning of this section?

4. According to Dolmance, for a true libertine, every action yields what?

5. What does Dolmance like to keep in his house for sexual pleasure?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dolmance think about parental control of children?

2. What is the value of blasphemy to the libertine?

3. Describe the argument that Dolmance and Chevalier have in the Fourth Dialogue?

4. How does the Chevalier reassure Eugenie at the beginning of the Fourth Dialogue?

5. What argument does Dolmance make about deceit in this section?

6. According to Sade in To the Philosphers, what is the key to happiness?

7. How is Madame de Saint-Ange acquainted with Eugenie?

8. What methods does Madame recommend for avoiding pregnancy?

9. What pattern of sexual arrangements emerges in the Third Dialogue?

10. Describe Dolmance's defense of incest.

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