The dash in the phrase “Then– the officer” implies that a woman with this title was violated by the Russian officer Count F-. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this noble title belonging to a widow in a novella by Heinrich von Kleist. A French libertine with the male version of this noble title wrote sexually explicit novels like Justine and The 120 Days of Sodom.
ANSWER: marquise [or marquis; or marquess; accept the Marquis de Sade; accept The Marquise of O– or Die Marquise von O....]
[10m] In this novel, the Marquise de Merteuil (“mair-TUH-ee”) becomes jealous after challenging her former lover, the Vicomte (“vee-KONT”) de Valmont, to write a letter detailing his conquest of the chaste Madame de Tourvel.
ANSWER: Dangerous Liaisons [or Les Liaisons dangereuses] (by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos)
[10h] This novel’s character of Mirzoza was based on Madame du Pompadour, who had the title of Marquise. In this Denis Diderot (“duh-NEE deed-ROH”) novel, a genie gives a sultan a ring that grants vaginas the power of speech.
ANSWER: The Indiscreet Jewels [or The Indiscreet Toys; or The Talking Jewels; or Les Bijoux indiscrets]
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