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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Sade recommend his young girl readers emulate?
(a) Eugenie.
(b) Madame de Saint-Ange.
(c) Himself.
(d) Madame de Mistival.

2. 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 yearn to have a penis.
(c) Men must copulate constantly.
(d) Women desire to drink semen.

3. What is the maximum number of penises that Madame de Saint-Ange theorizes a woman could handle at one time?
(a) 12.
(b) 45.
(c) 25.
(d) 30.

4. In To the Libertines, what does Sade promise to all of those who follow his precepts?
(a) Damnation.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Salvation.
(d) Agony.

5. In this section, which historical figure does Madame de Saint-Ange use as an example of lasciviousness?
(a) Marie Antoinette.
(b) Messalina.
(c) Catherine the Great.
(d) Cleopatra.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Fourth Dialogue, Eugenie says her new god is what?

2. Which of the following groups is not one that Sade refers to specifically in To the Libertines?

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

4. In this section, why does Dolmance insist that Madame de Saint-Ange hurry in her lesson to Eugenie?

5. In the beginning of this section, Dolmance recommends Eugenie get what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is sodomy, according to Dolmance, the height of libertine pleasure?

2. How does Eugenie decide to murder her mother?

3. What arrangement does Dolmance create with Chevalier in the Fourth Dialogue?

4. What specific instructions does Sade give his readers about emulating characters in To the Libertines?

5. What odd and incorrect theories of conception are discussed in the Third Dialogue?

6. What argument does Dolmance make about deceit in this section?

7. How does Eugenie respond to finding Dolamnce in the boudoir in the Third Dialogue?

8. According to Sade in To the Philosphers, what is the key to happiness?

9. What standing wager does Madame de Saint-Ange have?

10. Describe Dolmance.

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