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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book II, Stanzas 10-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Maldoror beg God for in Book I, Stanza 5?
(a) To save his soul.
(b) To free him from evil.
(c) To send him a true love.
(d) To show him one good man.

3. What happens to the victims of the capsized ship in Book II, Stanza 13?
(a) Sharks attack them.
(b) The ocean turns black with hate.
(c) Maldoror swims after them.
(d) Waves sweep them away.

4. What does the narrator say the reader must read these poems with?
(a) An open mind.
(b) A friend.
(c) A sense of fear.
(d) Logic.

5. In Book I, Stanza 4, what does the narrator say about the purpose of this poem?
(a) To show the importance of birth parents.
(b) To help the evil repent.
(c) To help people define evil.
(d) To show the delights of cruelty.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Book I, Stanza 6, what does Maldoror say has the sweetest taste?

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

3. How does Maldoror define the suffering God creates in Book II, Stanza 3?

4. Where does Maldoror speak with the grave-digger in Book I, Stanza 12?

5. In Book II, Stanza 11, why does Maldoror throw a rock at a lamp?

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