Lautréamont's Maldoror: Translated by Alexis Lykiard Quiz | Eight Week Quiz E

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Lautréamont's Maldoror: Translated by Alexis Lykiard Quiz | Eight Week Quiz E

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book V, Stanzas 1-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the narrator say people have reported seeing a winged lamp flying?
(a) Above the Meuse.
(b) Above the Siene.
(c) Above the Rhine.
(d) Above the Somme.

2. In Book V, Stanza 4, what is the spirit's identity?
(a) Rationality.
(b) Conscience.
(c) Humanity.
(d) Providence.

3. When God passes out on earth, who gives him a coin when he wakes up?
(a) A beggar.
(b) A priest.
(c) A woman.
(d) A fool.

4. Why does Maldoror suggest that the reader grow his/her fingernails out?
(a) To scare people.
(b) To tap on things.
(c) To see how long it takes.
(d) To scratch a child.

5. In Book I, Stanza 8, to what animal does Maldoror liken himself?
(a) Dogs.
(b) Cats.
(c) Bears.
(d) Horses.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the narrator decide to stop writing Book II?

2. In what does Maldoror tell the grave-digger to trust?

3. When God passes out on earth, how do the animals react?

4. In Book V, Stanza 1, what does the narrator say lies in these poems?

5. How does Maldoror describe the talking toad he meets in Book I, Stanza 13?

(see the answer key)

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