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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. In Book III, Stanza 5, what greets Maldoror at the door of the brothel?
(a) A large rock.
(b) A giant hair.
(c) A cloud of smoke.
(d) A pile of clothing.

2. In Book IV, Stanza 6, what animal does Maldoror say he turned into in his dream?
(a) A hog.
(b) A toad.
(c) A snake.
(d) A lion.

3. What did Maldoror do to the mad woman's daughter before sending a bulldog to kill the girl?
(a) He tied her up.
(b) He strangled her.
(c) He stabbed her.
(d) He raped her.

4. What provides the man with webbed feet with everything he needs?
(a) Providence.
(b) Hope.
(c) God.
(d) Hatred.

5. When Maldoror sees the ship capsize, what does he vow to do to the people who survive?
(a) Follow them.
(b) Kill them.
(c) Turn them evil.
(d) Laugh at them.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Book II, Stanza 3, what does Maldoror want God to reveal?

2. What stops the narrator from writing in Book II, Stanza 2?

3. What does Maldoror say mathematics has done for him?

4. In Book II, Stanza 13, how does Maldoror know the man he meets is good?

5. What does Maldoror say flying octopi are like?

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