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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Dolmance in this section, what is pleasure in its highest point?
(a) Sleep.
(b) Death.
(c) Orgasm.
(d) Rage.

2. At the end of this section, Dolmance produces what object?
(a) A whip.
(b) A pamphlet.
(c) A cask of wine.
(d) A dildo.

3. Dolmance believes all laws are a crime against whom?
(a) The aristocracy.
(b) The individual.
(c) Eros.
(d) God.

4. Which character does Dolmance send to escort Madame de Mistival home at the end of the Final Dialogue?
(a) Lapierre.
(b) Chevalier.
(c) Eugenie.
(d) Augustin.

5. According to Dolmance in this section, what is nature unconcerned with?
(a) Emotion.
(b) Judging.
(c) Procreation.
(d) Death.

6. What is the sole value of sexuality, according to Dolmance in this section?
(a) Procreation.
(b) Copulation.
(c) Monetary transaction.
(d) Fulfillment.

7. What is the central lie regarding laws that the author of Frenchmen, Some More Effort if You Wish to Become Republicans dissects in this section?
(a) The are compatible with individual liberty.
(b) They have always existed.
(c) They are Biblical in origin.
(d) They ensure common safety.

8. How does Dolmance physically stimulate Augustin at the beginning of the Fifth Dialogue?
(a) He penetrates his anus.
(b) He strokes his penis.
(c) He tussels his hair.
(d) He kisses his neck.

9. How far does Augustin ejaculate in this section of the Fifth Dialogue?
(a) 10 feet.
(b) 2 feet.
(c) A few inches.
(d) 6 yards.

10. What is Lapierre infected with?
(a) Herpes.
(b) Pubic lice.
(c) Chlamydia.
(d) Syphillis.

11. Why does Dolmance decry marriage in particular?
(a) It forces individuals to forgo pleasure.
(b) It involves state intervention.
(c) It removes two sexual partners from the market.
(d) It is a Church creation.

12. Why does the author disapprove of the death penalty?
(a) It is cumbersome.
(b) It is too painless.
(c) It is redundant.
(d) It is immoral.

13. According to Dolmance in this section, laws are written for whom?
(a) Barbarians.
(b) The general populace.
(c) The kingdom of heaven.
(d) Judges.

14. Which of the following acts is not enacted in The Bedroom Philosophers?
(a) Incest.
(b) Flatulence fetishism.
(c) Bestiality.
(d) Sodomy.

15. What does theft ensure, according to the pamphleteer?
(a) Even division of wealth.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Bank security.
(d) Lack of materialism.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who has read the pamphlet thus far in the Fifth Dialogue?

2. According to Madame de Saint-Ange, what are the only crimes a braggart does not confess to?

3. What does Eugenie cease to believe in after being sodomized?

4. Who briefly protests the abuse of Madame de Mistival in the Final Dialogue?

5. In this section, Dolmance says that every man is a despot when?

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