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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Villeterque accused Rousseau, Voltaire, Marmontel, Fielding, and Richardson of "painting" ____________.
(a) Crimes.
(b) Violence.
(c) Sin.
(d) Customs.

2. How many things did Sade challenge Villeterque to do?
(a) Two.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) One.

3. When does Nature find man "wrong"?
(a) When he multiplies.
(b) When he sins against Nature.
(c) When he sins against mankind.
(d) When he sins against God.

4. What is Courval's income, as noted by Sade?
(a) 5,000 francs.
(b) 10,000 francs.
(c) 25,000 francs.
(d) 15,000 francs.

5. Which author did Sade supposedly ignore because of his jealousy regarding the individual's success as a writer?
(a) Laclos.
(b) Turgenev.
(c) Thackeray .
(d) Wilde.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. At the end of his review, what did Villeterque say would happen to Rousseau, Voltaire, Marmontel, Fielding, and Richardson?

4. What does Courval's wife devote herself to after leaving him?

5. To what Roman goddess does Courval compare Florville?

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