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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. What "matter" does Courval state "concerns me not the least"?
(a) Her modesty.
(b) Her birth.
(c) Her religion.
(d) Her sin.

2. What book did Sade say that Villeterque had not read, based upon his "stupid account"?
(a) "Retaliation."
(b) "Le Cocu de Lui-même."
(c) "L'Instituteur Philosophe."
(d) "Les Crimes de L'Amour."

3. To what Roman goddess does Courval compare Florville?
(a) Aphrodite.
(b) Minerva.
(c) Hera.
(d) Nyx.

4. What does the "society" have to authenticate in regard to the "young maids" at the fourth dinner party?
(a) Their virginity.
(b) Their abandonment.
(c) Their bloodlines.
(d) Their reproductive ability.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the "unique pleasure" of Father Etienne?

2. According to Beauvoir, what did Sade come to know at an early age?

3. The auditors are moved to which room to listen to narrations?

4. According to the Bishop, who needs to be punished severely on Saturday?

5. According to Beauvoir, what did Sade long for?

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