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

2. In Book I, Stanza 5, what does Maldoror say differs among men?
(a) Evil.
(b) Feelings of love.
(c) Families.
(d) Motivations.

3. What does the narrator say to do at the end of Book I, Stanza 1?
(a) Take a break.
(b) Close the book.
(c) Read out loud.
(d) Skip every other poem.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How was Maldoror born?

2. What happens to the victims of the capsized ship in Book II, Stanza 13?

3. In Book II, Stanza 6, where does Maldoror find the boy who is thinking about heaven?

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

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

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