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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The 120 Days of Sodom: Parts Two, Three and Four.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Madame de Verquin tries to set Florville up with __________.
(a) Senneval.
(b) Courval.
(c) A slave boy.
(d) An officer in the Navy.

2. According to Klossowski, "the substitution of Nature in a state of perpetual motion for God signifies, not the arrival of a happier era for humanity," but ____________________.
(a) The right to do as one wished.
(b) The beginning of tragedy.
(c) The reality of sin.
(d) The acceptance of the refusal to change.

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

4. Who gets married during the sixth week's festival in December?
(a) Stal and Aphrodite.
(b) Dimitri and Sophia.
(c) Celadon and Sophie.
(d) Martin and Blathe.

5. According to the Bishop, who needs to be punished severely on Saturday?
(a) Duclos.
(b) Hebe.
(c) Narcisse.
(d) Zelamir.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Beauvoir state embodied Sade's failure?

2. In what novel did Sade say virtue was best rewarded?

3. What language was a mixture of Celtic and Latin?

4. Who were the first novelists in Europe where "we dwell today"?

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

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