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

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

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

4. What did Sade accuse Villeterque of quoting?
(a) Out of context isolated phrases.
(b) Out of context passages of lust.
(c) Out of context delusions.
(d) Out of context passages of dialogue.

5. Who, according to Sade, passed novels on to "our courtly storytellers"?
(a) Romans.
(b) English.
(c) Moors.
(d) Spaniards.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Florville want to tell Courval before they marry?

3. To what Roman goddess does Courval compare Florville?

4. Who offers himself/herself up to the Bishop, given that another has not satisfied him?

5. What did Sade call Villeterque at the opening of his reply to him?

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