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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. All ____________are barred from the dining table of the "society."
(a) Women.
(b) Servants.
(c) Slaves.
(d) Boys.

2. With what people did the novel originate?
(a) The Moors.
(b) The Palestinians.
(c) The Greeks.
(d) The Egyptions.

3. What year did both Maurice Heine and Gilbert Lely give as the birth year of Sade "the writer"?
(a) 1775.
(b) 1780.
(c) 1773.
(d) 1771.

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

5. What kind of opinions does an author hold when they contradict their own views?
(a) Accurate.
(b) Flawless.
(c) Erroneous.
(d) Veracious.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many courses does the mid-day meal have?

2. To what Roman goddess does Courval compare Florville?

3. How old was Duclos when she found Geoffrey, a monk, in a cell with Louis?

4. Madame de Verquin tries to set Florville up with __________.

5. For the private party that is held every Friday, from where do the women come?

(see the answer key)

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