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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book IV, Stanzas 5-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Maldoror define the suffering God creates in Book II, Stanza 3?
(a) Humanity itself.
(b) Love.
(c) Natural disasters.
(d) Death.

2. In Book IV, Staza 6, how does Maldoror feel about the sleep he recounts?
(a) He didn't care for it.
(b) He enjoyed it.
(c) He was fearful of it.
(d) He regrets it.

3. When God passes out on earth, how do the animals react?
(a) They bow down to him.
(b) The ignore him.
(c) They kick him.
(d) They curse him.

4. In Book II, Stanza 12, what does Maldoror say he realized about praying as a child?
(a) It could be of no use.
(b) He was only following orders.
(c) It was just a way to stay calm.
(d) He couldn't remember them.

5. In what does Maldoror tell the grave-digger to trust?
(a) Peace.
(b) Death.
(c) God.
(d) Evil.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Book IV, Stanza 5, how long was the man with the stolen eyes in prison?

2. Why does Maldoror say nature will wonder at his existence when he dies?

3. In Book III, Stanza 3, what does Maldoror turn into to fight the dragon?

4. After Maldoror watches the family eating dinner, what does the family feel?

5. Why does Maldoror symbolically to heaven in the form of an octopus?

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