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

2. What is Eugenie's initial reaction to seeing Dolmance in Madame's boudoir in the Third Dialogue?
(a) She is nonplussed.
(b) She is giddy.
(c) She is livid.
(d) She is terrified.

3. In the Third Dialogue, which fluid is incorrectly identified as operative in procreation?
(a) Vaginal secretions.
(b) Breast milk.
(c) Menstrual blood.
(d) Saliva.

4. According to Dolmance in the Fourth Dialogue, mankind was created to be what?
(a) Polygamous.
(b) Poor.
(c) Wicked.
(d) Naked.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Sade in To the Libertines, what is the only way one can find transcendence?

2. Which character masturbates Chevalier first in the Fourth Dialogue?

3. What new attribute to Eugenie's personality in this section shocks Madame?

4. Which style of copulation is not demonstrated in this section?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Dolmance's defense of incest.

2. What hypothetical sexual inundation do Dolmance and Madame concoct in the Fourth Dialogue?

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

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

5. What pattern of sexual arrangements emerges in the Third Dialogue?

6. Describe Dolmance's attitudes toward the poor.

7. What is the value of blasphemy to the libertine?

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

9. How is the the sexual passage of this section typical of the writing of The Bedroom Philosophers?

10. How does the Chevalier reassure Eugenie at the beginning of the Fourth Dialogue?

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