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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which libertine is not in the boudoir at the beginning of the Sixth Dialogue?
2. Which of the following does the pamphleteer not defend as egalitarian expression?
3. How does Eugenie respond to Madame de Mistival's arrival at the beginning of the Final Dialogue?
4. Who does Dolmance call near the end of this section?
5. What does Eugenie demand at the end of this section?
Short Essay Questions
1. What argument does Dolmance regarding the human heart in the beginning of this section?
2. How is the very end of The Bedroom Philosophers incongruous with what preceded it?
3. What transpires at the end of the Fifth Dialogue?
4. Why is marriage unpatriotic, according to the author?
5. According to Dolmance in this section, how does nature disprove the existence of vice?
6. Why does the author of the pamphlet reject the notion of laws as important to order?
7. How does Dolmance explain his vile character in this section?
8. Why does Dolmance expound on marriage in this section, and what does he say?
9. How does sexual fluid give way to blood at the beginning of the Fifth Dialogue?
10. How does Dolmance conclude his argument with Chevalier in this section?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In a point-counterpoint essay, determine what the Marquis de Sade would be satirizing if The Bedroom Philosophers were satire. Would his targets be the French aristocracy? The Revolution? Is it more reasonable to believe that he intends the text as a critique of excess? Discuss, on the other hand, what Sade's goal would be if the text were earnest. What evidence from his personal life would contend that the book should be taken straight?
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay about the character of the Chevalier. What is his connection to Dolmance, and what role does he play in the education of Eugenie? Discuss his part in plotting the various outrages against her virtue. How is he instrumental in bringing all of the major characters together into one boudoir? Discuss, also, the Chevalier's surprising outrage at the lack of compassion Dolmance displays? How does he become the most loving of the libertines?
Essay Topic 3
In an essay, discuss the character of Dolmance. What roles does he undertake over the course of Sade's work? Discuss the points at which he lectures and organizes the libertines and the points at which he takes part in proceedings? What activities does he insist upon? What activities does he abstain from? Discuss, in conclusion, whether he is intended to be a godlike character or a demon. Is his role more ambiguous than either of them?
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