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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 II, Stanza 2, how does the narrator describe God's treatment?
(a) Cruel.
(b) Kind.
(c) Shameless.
(d) Complicated.

2. How was Maldoror born?
(a) Filled with evil.
(b) Into nature.
(c) Without parents.
(d) Good.

3. In Book II, Stanza 11, what does Maldoror do when the angel appears?
(a) He throws a lamp at the angel.
(b) He licks the angel's face.
(c) He smacks the angel.
(d) He throws a rock at the angel.

4. With what does the narrator begin this poem?
(a) A warning.
(b) A question.
(c) A rhyme.
(d) A lesson.

5. 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 tears of innocents.
(d) The freshest fruit.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Book II, Stanza 12, what example of God's malice does Maldoror examine?

2. What does Maldoror beg the toad for in Book I, Stanza 13?

3. In Book I, Stanza 11, when does Maldoror return to speak to the child?

4. What does the narrator say to do at the end of Book I, Stanza 1?

5. What does Maldoror say he has no hope for after his death?

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