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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. Which character is a virgin at the beginning of The Bedroom Philosophers?
(a) Madame de Mistival.
(b) Dolmance.
(c) Eugenie.
(d) Chevalier.

2. How does Augustin's penis compare to the others in the boudoir?
(a) It is the same size as Dolmance's.
(b) It is the smallest.
(c) It is the largest.
(d) It is larger than Dolmance's, but not Chevalier's.

3. What does Dolmance use to revive Madame de Mival after she passes out?
(a) A whip.
(b) His penis.
(c) Thorns.
(d) Smelling salts.

4. Which of the following is not a duty that the author of Frenchmen, Some More Effort if You Wish to Become Republicans discusses?
(a) Duty to Nation.
(b) Duty to God.
(c) Duty to Self.
(d) Duty to Fellow Man.

5. Who does Dolmance order to strip Madame de Mistival in the Final Dialogue?
(a) Eugenie.
(b) Chevalier.
(c) Augustin.
(d) Madame de Saint-Ange.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Dolmance call near the end of this section?

2. In nature, according to Dolmance, what commodity is not as sacred as some believe?

3. In her revelry of the Fifth Dialogue, which is not an act Madame de Saint-Ange brags about?

4. What is the only thing that Madame de Saint-Ange claims to want from her brother?

5. According to Dolmance in this section, a thing cannot be criminal if it has what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Dolmance explain his vile character in this section?

2. Why does the author of the pamphlet reject the notion of laws as important to order?

3. Why does the author of the pamphlet favor the Olympian gods?

4. What is the only true connection between two people, according to Dolmance in this section?

5. Why does Dolmance expound on marriage in this section, and what does he say?

6. What transpires at the end of the Fifth Dialogue?

7. According to the author of the pamphlet, what is the value of suicide?

8. Why does Dolmance not break Eugenie's hymen?

9. What argument does Dolmance regarding the human heart in the beginning of this section?

10. How could The Bedroom Philosophers be viewed as satire?

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