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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. Who are the guests at the second dinner party?
(a) Prostitutes.
(b) Homeless boys.
(c) Homeless girls.
(d) Girls of "superior class."

2. What did Sade call Villeterque during his response to him?
(a) Villeterque-the-sinner.
(b) Villeterque-the-plagiarist.
(c) Villeterque-the-swine.
(d) Villeterque-the-condemner.

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

4. How many questions did Villeterque say that Sade had raised in "Reflections on the Novel"?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Six.
(d) Four.

5. What is the age range of the young men who were gathered to be at the "society's" first dinner party"?
(a) 15-25.
(b) 25-35.
(c) 18-28.
(d) 20-30.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Sade, man is prey to what two weaknesses?

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

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

4. What was Voltaire's purpose in writing?

5. According to Freud, what is "the life instinct"?

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