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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Villeterque's Review of Les Crimes de l'Amour and Sade's Reply.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Sade believe Villeterque's insults were "dictated by"?
(a) Contempt.
(b) Perversion.
(c) Jealousy.
(d) Lust.

2. What was the first thing that Sade did when society "quickly seized upon Sade's secret and classified it as a crime"?
(a) All of the given answers.
(b) Shame.
(c) Prayer.
(d) Humility.

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

4. At the end of his review, what did Villeterque say would happen to Rousseau, Voltaire, Marmontel, Fielding, and Richardson?
(a) They would be "read no more."
(b) They would "be exhaulted."
(c) They would "be found guilty of their crimes."
(d) They would "be revered."

5. Who engineered Sade's escape form Miolans?
(a) His mother.
(b) His wife.
(c) His mistress.
(d) His best friend.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. With what people did the novel originate?

3. Villeterque accused Sade of portraying villains who were _________.

4. How many questions did Villeterque state he would "bother with"?

5. According to Klossowski, what philosopher opposed the sufferings of the innocent?

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