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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the Third Dialogue, what function of the human body does Dolmance refuse to discuss?
(a) Orgasm.
(b) Defecation.
(c) Flatulance.
(d) Procreation.

2. In this section, why does Dolmance insist that Madame de Saint-Ange hurry in her lesson to Eugenie?
(a) He thinks she is a poor instructor.
(b) He wants to introduce Chevalier.
(c) He wants to orgasm.
(d) He wants to sodomize her.

3. Which character present or discussed in the First Dialogue is a stand-in for the Marquis de Sade?
(a) Chevalier.
(b) Dolmance.
(c) Eugenie.
(d) Madame de Saint-Ange.

4. Instructing Eugenie on the precautions she must take as a wanton woman, Madame tell her to do what regularly?
(a) Sleep with her husband.
(b) Douche herself.
(c) Have an abortion.
(d) Sleep with women.

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

6. What letter does Chevalier use to denote the friend who introduced her to Dolmance?
(a) V.
(b) S.
(c) X.
(d) A.

7. In the beginning of this section, Dolmance recommends Eugenie get what?
(a) A Kama Sutra.
(b) A dildo.
(c) A sex slave.
(d) A female companion.

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

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

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

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

12. Who is the first character to begin kissing and caressing Eugenie?
(a) Madame de Saint-Ange.
(b) Chevalier.
(c) Dolmance.
(d) Augustin.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Madame de Saint-Ange in this section, what is the surest way for a wanton woman to avoid pregnancy?

2. What does Madame's elderly husband force her to consume?

3. In the beginning of the Third Dialogue, what does Madame de Saint-Ange explain to Eugenie?

4. What promise do Madame de Saint-Ange and Dolmance make Eugenie at the beginning of this section?

5. How many of Madame's own children has she killed?

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