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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The 120 Days of Sodom: Parts Two, Three and Four.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What item is a girl thrown into in Tale 49 of Part Three?
(a) A barn.
(b) A dungeon.
(c) A closet.
(d) A coffin.

2. According to Sade, the Romans had the weaknesses of ________________.
(a) Lust and love.
(b) Hate and power.
(c) Spite and malice.
(d) Prayer and love.

3. In Tale 11, "he" needs to be provided with __________.
(a) Two sisters.
(b) Two brothers.
(c) Twins.
(d) A brother and sister.

4. Who were the first novelists in Europe where "we dwell today"?
(a) The Gauls.
(b) The Romans.
(c) The Greeks.
(d) The Italians.

5. What writer loathed Sade and referred to him as "monster author"?
(a) Milton.
(b) Cleland.
(c) Restif.
(d) Spenser.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Voltaire's purpose in writing?

2. According to Part Three of "The 120 Days of Sodom," what month is it?

3. How old is Florville during the action of the story?

4. In Tale Three of Part Two, what does "he" hold to a girl's heart when he is raping her?

5. What year did both Maurice Heine and Gilbert Lely give as the birth year of Sade "the writer"?

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