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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Dolmance's religious inclination?
(a) He is an atheist.
(b) He is a satanist.
(c) He is Jewish.
(d) He is a Roman Catholic.

2. How many people are involved in the sexual tryst Chevalier first engages in with Dolmance, as related in the First Dialogue?
(a) 8.
(b) 7.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

3. What promise do Madame de Saint-Ange and Dolmance make Eugenie at the beginning of this section?
(a) To help her plan a murder.
(b) To get her out of her parent's house.
(c) To preserve her virginity until the Cevalier arrives.
(d) To secure her a private honorarium.

4. To what iconic literary figure does Chevalier compare himself and his sister in the First Dialogue?
(a) Don Quixote.
(b) Oedipus Rex.
(c) Hamlet.
(d) Aneas.

5. How many of Madame's own children has she killed?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 0.

6. How does Madame de Sainte-Ange know Eugenie's father?
(a) He is her priest.
(b) They are lovers.
(c) They are siblings.
(d) She is his grandmother.

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

8. Which style of copulation is not demonstrated in this section?
(a) Masturbation.
(b) Fellatio.
(c) Anal sex.
(d) Cunnilingus.

9. How large is Chevalier's phallus compared to Dolmance's?
(a) Sade does not address this in the text.
(b) It is much smaller.
(c) It is much larger.
(d) It is the same size.

10. In this section of the Third Dialogue, what does Eugenie forswear?
(a) Monogamy.
(b) Her family.
(c) Religion.
(d) Virginity.

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

12. How does Dolmance characterize the poor at the end of this section?
(a) Beautiful.
(b) Lazy.
(c) Dangerous.
(d) Free.

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

14. What decor of Madame de Saint-Ange's boudoir arouses curiosity from Eugenie in the Third Dialogue?
(a) Lace curtains.
(b) Mirrors.
(c) Decorative whips.
(d) Hanging straps.

15. Which of the following is not a recommendation Dolmance makes to Eugenie in this section regarding sodomy?
(a) Avoid acids.
(b) Take frequent enemas.
(c) Do not have anal sex with multiple men in a row.
(d) Avoid bowel movements beforehand.

Short Answer Questions

1. In this section of the Third Dialogue, Madame explains to Eugenie the importance of being what?

2. With whom does Madame de Saint-Ange intend Eugenie to break her hymen?

3. At the beginning of this section, what crime does Dolmance admit to?

4. In the Third Dialogue, what function of the human body does Dolmance refuse to discuss?

5. Near the end of the Third Dialogue, Madame de Saint-Ange says that, along with abortion, what is permissible regarding unwanted children?

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