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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose daughter does Duc want to marry?
(a) Curval.
(b) Durcet.
(c) Florville.
(d) The President.

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

3. The narrator questions Falkeniem about __________.
(a) Oxtiern.
(b) Manterns.
(c) Franz.
(d) Dulac.

4. On the 1st of December, how many tales does Champville tell?
(a) Seven.
(b) Five.
(c) Nine.
(d) Four.

5. Who offers himself/herself up to the Bishop, given that another has not satisfied him?
(a) Julie.
(b) Adalaide.
(c) Constance.
(d) Martaine.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old are the "young maids" that attend the fourth dinner party?

3. Whom is "given" to the company on the 6th night of Part Three?

4. According to Ernestine, what will she never be able to do again?

5. According to the introduction to "Oxtiern," Sade was "particularly attached" to _____________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Herman want to wait to marry?

2. What are the facts regarding the 150 Complex Passions?

3. What does the Duc require of Curval if he is to allow Curval to marry his daughter Julie?

4. What main concerns does Fabrice have regarding Oxtiern's relationship with Ernestine?

5. What are the stage directions for Act Three?

6. What does the First Day entail?

7. During the sixth week festival in December, what happens?

8. What is special about the Friday parties?

9. Why does Duclos' story get interrupted on the First Day?

10. What are the details surrounding Herman?

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