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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Third Dialogue, Part One.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How are Madame de Saint-Ange and Chevlaier connected?
(a) They are mother and son.
(b) They are married.
(c) They are siblings.
(d) They are tutor and pupil.

2. According to Sade in To the Libertines, what is the only way one can find transcendence?
(a) Abandoning the shackles of family.
(b) Killing those below oneself.
(c) Making love to de Sade.
(d) Sacrificing oneself to sensual pleasure.

3. What corporal punishment does Dolmance administer to Eugenie early in the Third Dialogue?
(a) Tying down.
(b) Dripping hot wax.
(c) Spanking.
(d) Whipping.

4. According to Madame de Saint-Ange, what customary restriction does Dolmance make regarding his sexual partners?
(a) He generally only has sex with men.
(b) He is celibate.
(c) He never has sex with only one person at a time.
(d) He prefers prepubescent girls.

5. According to Dolmance, what does God have no reason to do?
(a) Care about humanity.
(b) Forbid homosexuality.
(c) Let people live comfortably.
(d) Damn people to Hell.

Short Answer Questions

1. What letter does Chevalier use to denote the friend who introduced her to Dolmance?

2. Which character present or discussed in the First Dialogue is a stand-in for the Marquis de Sade?

3. How many people are involved in the sexual tryst Chevalier first engages in with Dolmance, as related in the First Dialogue?

4. According to Dolmance, Christianity is just a newer form of what?

5. What color is Eugenie's hair?

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