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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the beginning of the Fourth Dialogue, Chevalier assures Eugenie of his what?
(a) Tenderness.
(b) Intelligence.
(c) Prowess.
(d) Discretion.

2. In the Fourth Dialogue, who penetrates Dolmance with a dildo?
(a) Madame de Saint-Ange.
(b) Chevalier.
(c) Augustin
(d) Eugenie.

3. What term does the Marquis de Sade use to refer to his readers in the beginning of his Introduction?
(a) Libertines.
(b) Hedonists.
(c) Apostates.
(d) Voluptuaries.

4. In this section of the Third Dialogue, Madame explains to Eugenie the importance of being what?
(a) A whore.
(b) A single woman.
(c) A lady.
(d) A supplicant.

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

6. With whom does Madame de Saint-Ange intend Eugenie to break her hymen?
(a) Dolmance.
(b) Augustin.
(c) Chevalier.
(d) Her father.

7. Through Dolmance in the Third Dialogue, Sade advocates the destruction of what?
(a) Marriage.
(b) Social mores.
(c) The poor.
(d) Children.

8. At the end of the Third Dialogue, what two subjects does Dolmance discuss as being of particular joy to a libertine?
(a) Sodomy and wealth.
(b) Pain and perversion.
(c) Blasphemy and cruelty.
(d) Selfishness and arrogance.

9. What order does Dolmance give Eugenie regarding their devious plan in the coming days?
(a) Add arsenic to the family port.
(b) Return to the convent.
(c) Seduce a sevant in the house.
(d) Get close to her mother.

10. Who knocks at the boudoir door at the end of the Third Dialogue?
(a) Augustin.
(b) The Marquis de Sade.
(c) Chevalier.
(d) Madame de Mistival.

11. To what does Dolmance liken sodomy in this section?
(a) A personal hygiene process.
(b) A business transaction.
(c) A spiritual act.
(d) A medical procedure.

12. According to Madame in the Third Dialogue, what is the psychological effect of semen's operation in conception?
(a) Children love their fathers more.
(b) Women desire to drink semen.
(c) Men must copulate constantly.
(d) Women yearn to have a penis.

13. In the Third Dialogue, what topic does Eugenie broach that makes Dolmance scoff and chastise her?
(a) Virtue.
(b) Marriage.
(c) Love.
(d) Conception.

14. Where was Eugenie before she became acquainted with Madame de Saint-Ange?
(a) London.
(b) A convent.
(c) The colonies.
(d) A boardng academy.

15. 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 prefers prepubescent girls.
(c) He never has sex with only one person at a time.
(d) He is celibate.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is Eugenie's hair?

2. Near the end of this section, Dolmance discusses his libertine friends seducing who?

3. According to Dolmance, what separates the understanding of virtue and vice?

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

5. Which body part does Madame de Saint-Ange recommend using to help a man to orgasm in this section?

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