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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. What did Sade believe existed outside of the three kingdoms of species and creatures?
(a) An original and eternal Nature.
(b) Sin.
(c) God.
(d) Man.

2. Who are the guests at the third dinner party?
(a) The purest creatures.
(b) The youngest creatues.
(c) Vile and foul creatures.
(d) The oldest creatures.

3. What do the "young lads," who are 12-14 years of age, wear to the first dinner parties of the "society"?
(a) Feminine attire.
(b) Bondage attire.
(c) Chains.
(d) Nothing.

4. What is Courval's income, as noted by Sade?
(a) 25,000 francs.
(b) 5,000 francs.
(c) 10,000 francs.
(d) 15,000 francs.

5. According to Beauvoir, what did Sade long for?
(a) The ability to be regarded as a famous writer.
(b) A real life.
(c) A strong soul.
(d) The ability to do what he wished without punishment.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. When does Nature find man "wrong"?

4. What does Courval's wife devote herself to after leaving him?

5. At what time do the "Statutes" declare that the men should rise in the morning?

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