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Lautréamont's Maldoror: Translated by Alexis Lykiard Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Maldoror act in his youth?
(a) Good.
(b) Calm.
(c) Bad.
(d) Confused.

2. What does the family in Book I, Stanza 11 hear after Maldoror watches them eat?
(a) Music.
(b) Banging sounds.
(c) Whispers.
(d) Cries.

3. How does Maldoror describe the talking toad he meets in Book I, Stanza 13?
(a) Superior.
(b) Inferior.
(c) Evil.
(d) Pleasant.

4. In Book II, Stanza 6, where does Maldoror find the boy who is thinking about heaven?
(a) At school.
(b) On a bench.
(c) In his home.
(d) At a store.

5. In Book II, Stanza 1, what does the narrator say Maldoror is for the reader?
(a) A warning.
(b) A friend.
(c) A censure.
(d) A creature.

6. In Book III, Stanza 1, who does the fisherman think Maldoror and Mario are?
(a) Cousins.
(b) Devils.
(c) Angels.
(d) Brothers.

7. In Book I, Stanza 7, what form does Prostitution take?
(a) That of a man.
(b) That of an animal.
(c) That of an insect.
(d) That of a woman.

8. To what does the grave-digger say his occupation is tied?
(a) Sadness and fear.
(b) Nothing, it's meaningless work.
(c) Analysis of pain.
(d) Questions of mortality.

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

10. In Book I, Stanza 4, the narrator says all men feel what?
(a) Fear.
(b) Love.
(c) Hate.
(d) Pleasure.

11. In Book II, Stanza 13, how does Maldoror know the man he meets is good?
(a) Birds sing around him.
(b) The sun always shines on him.
(c) People smile when they see him.
(d) Flowers sprout up around him.

12. In Book I, Stanza 11, when does Maldoror return to speak to the child?
(a) When the child goes outside.
(b) During breakfast.
(c) When the family is praying.
(d) After the family goes to sleep.

13. In Book I, Stanza 6, what does Maldoror say has the sweetest taste?
(a) The blood of enemies.
(b) The love of a woman.
(c) The freshest fruit.
(d) The tears of innocents.

14. In Book III, Stanza 1, what spirit does Mario have?
(a) The spirit of the earth.
(b) The spirit of water.
(c) The spirit of fire.
(d) The spirit of the sky.

15. Why does the toad say he hates Maldoror?
(a) Because of his pride.
(b) Because he is evil.
(c) Because he is human.
(d) Because of his voice.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Maldoror say he promised Holzer?

2. In Book II, Stanza 5, what does Maldoror remember the little girl asking him?

3. In Book III, Stanza 5, who attacks the prostitute?

4. Where does the narrator say people have reported seeing a winged lamp flying?

5. What does God threaten Maldoror with in Book III, Stanza 5?

(see the answer keys)

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