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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Reflections on the Novel.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Beauvoir state embodied Sade's failure?
(a) His son.
(b) His wife.
(c) His mother-in-law.
(d) His own mother.

2. What do biographers fail to present in regard to Sade?
(a) An authentic portrait of him.
(b) An objective view on his work.
(c) A record of his crimes.
(d) A history of his life in Bastille.

3. Who wrote "Journees amusantes"?
(a) De Sevigne.
(b) Poisson.
(c) Gomez.
(d) Lenclos.

4. According to "Must We Burn Sade?" what happened to Sade's manuscripts?
(a) They were stolen.
(b) They were burned.
(c) They were lost.
(d) They were banned.

5. Who is the first slave to Nature's laws?
(a) Man.
(b) Nature.
(c) Animals.
(d) God.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the only thing that Sade believed would fulfill his existence?

2. What chemist did Klossowski quote regarding his fears about Nature?

3. Which author did Sade supposedly ignore because of his jealousy regarding the individual's success as a writer?

4. In what month was Sade married?

5. What did Klossowski state was the only way Sadean conscience recovers her liberty?

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