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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What item is a girl thrown into in Tale 49 of Part Three?
(a) A barn.
(b) A coffin.
(c) A dungeon.
(d) A closet.

3. In Tale Three of Part Two, what does "he" hold to a girl's heart when he is raping her?
(a) A pistol.
(b) A dagger.
(c) A sword.
(d) A flower.

4. According to Champville, on the 16th of December, with whom is Duc always pictured?
(a) All men.
(b) One man and one woman.
(c) Three men and three women.
(d) All women.

5. Who are the guests at the second dinner party?
(a) Girls of "superior class."
(b) Prostitutes.
(c) Homeless boys.
(d) Homeless girls.

6. Whom is "given" to the company on the 6th night of Part Three?
(a) Zelamir.
(b) Heme.
(c) Duclos.
(d) Michette.

7. How old was Duclos when she found Geoffrey, a monk, in a cell with Louis?
(a) Ten.
(b) Nine.
(c) Six.
(d) Seven.

8. With whom does Fabrice wish the Count to lodge?
(a) Casmir.
(b) Him.
(c) The Devil.
(d) Charles.

9. Why does Oxtiern plan for Ernestine to travel by carriage to Norrkoping?
(a) She would be safer.
(b) She was afraid of the sea.
(c) She needed to be able to be watched from afar.
(d) She needed to arrive refreshed.

10. On what day is the "First Day"?
(a) December 1.
(b) November 1.
(c) January 1.
(d) May 1.

11. What do the eight young sultanas serve to the "society" at 11:00?
(a) Oysters.
(b) Chocolate.
(c) Berries.
(d) Cognac.

12. Which person is interrupted during their narration and told by the President not to omit any details?
(a) Zelamir.
(b) Hebe.
(c) Duclos.
(d) Hercule.

13. What is cut off in Tale 46 in Part Three?
(a) Someone's toe.
(b) Someone's hair.
(c) Someone's finger.
(d) Someone's arm.

14. What does Ernestine say "would really suit" her?
(a) Solitude.
(b) A large meal.
(c) A bottle of wine.
(d) A servant to help her unpack.

15. According to the introduction to "Oxtiern," Sade was "particularly attached" to _____________.
(a) Novels.
(b) The truth.
(c) Fate.
(d) Theater.

Short Answer Questions

1. The passions are referred to in Part Four as ___________.

2. The narrator tells Falkeniem that his sole purpose in traveling is ___________.

3. In Tale 7, How old is the maid that lost her virginity to "his" valet?

4. Where does Oxtiern plan to take Ernestine after leaving Fabrice's home?

5. According to Part Three of "The 120 Days of Sodom," what month is it?

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