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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. According to the book's introduction, how many times has Duc de Blangis been married?
(a) Seven.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) Two.

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

3. According to Sade, who needed to be classified as poets and not novelists?
(a) The miracle pageant writers.
(b) The troubadours.
(c) The prose writers.
(d) The satirists.

4. In what novel did Sade say virtue was best rewarded?
(a) "Le Président Mystifié."
(b) "Les Dangers de la Bienfaisance."
(c) "Juliette et Raunai."
(d) "Le Criminel Par Vertu."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many questions did Villeterque state he would "bother with"?

2. What is cut off in Tale 46 in Part Three?

3. What kind of opinions does an author hold when they contradict their own views?

4. In Part Two, on what evening is Duc flogged while copulating with Zelmire's maid?

5. In what year was Sade imprisoned for debt?

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