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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. In what novel did Sade say virtue was best rewarded?
(a) "Le Président Mystifié."
(b) "Le Criminel Par Vertu."
(c) "Les Dangers de la Bienfaisance."
(d) "Juliette et Raunai."

2. In what cell was Sade kept while at Vincennes prison?
(a) One.
(b) Six.
(c) Three.
(d) Nine.

3. What did Sade state that "I have never written"?
(a) Immoral books.
(b) Sinful memories.
(c) Aberrations of Nature.
(d) Sins against God.

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

5. In what month was Sade married?
(a) July.
(b) June.
(c) May.
(d) October.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who, according to Sade, passed novels on to "our courtly storytellers"?

3. What did Sade call Villeterque during his response to him?

4. During the storming of the Bastille, how many volumes of Sade's library were looted?

5. Who wrote "Journees amusantes"?

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