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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 is the first character to begin kissing and caressing Eugenie?
(a) Augustin.
(b) Madame de Saint-Ange.
(c) Chevalier.
(d) Dolmance.

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

3. What is Dolmance's religious inclination?
(a) He is an atheist.
(b) He is Jewish.
(c) He is a Roman Catholic.
(d) He is a satanist.

4. According to Dolmance, Christianity is just a newer form of what?
(a) Judaism.
(b) Roman rule.
(c) Pagan religion.
(d) Slavery.

5. According to Sade in To the Libertines, what is the only way one can find transcendence?
(a) Killing those below oneself.
(b) Sacrificing oneself to sensual pleasure.
(c) Abandoning the shackles of family.
(d) Making love to de Sade.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Dolmance, what is the most pleasurable sexual act?

2. What does Dolmance propose Eugenie learn about at the beginning of the Fourth Dialogue?

3. What word does Dolmance excoriate as meaningless at the beginning of this section?

4. Through Dolmance in the Third Dialogue, Sade advocates the destruction of what?

5. What is Eugenie's initial reaction to seeing Dolmance in Madame's boudoir in the Third Dialogue?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Dolmance's attitudes toward the poor.

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

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

4. What theory regarding large penises does Dolmance posit in the Fourth Dialogue?

5. What does Dolmance think about parental control of children?

6. What is the relationship between Madame de Saint-Ange and the Chevalier?

7. Describe Madame de Saint-Ange's husband.

8. Describe the argument that Dolmance and Chevalier have in the Fourth Dialogue?

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

10. What methods does Madame recommend for avoiding pregnancy?

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