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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book VI, Stanzas 1-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Maldoror say he has no hope for after his death?
(a) Truth.
(b) Salvation.
(c) Peace.
(d) Mercy.

2. What does Mario say when Maldoror asks about his sadness in Book III, Stanza 1?
(a) He says he is fine.
(b) He says he is tormented.
(c) He says he is weary.
(d) He says he is uncertain.

3. 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.

4. In Book V, Stanza 7, what does the spider do to Maldoror every night?
(a) Plays cards with him.
(b) Teases him.
(c) Sucks his blood.
(d) Talks to him.

5. In Book I, Stanza 6, what does Maldoror say is the "greatest happiness which can be conceived"?
(a) Being hurt and then rescued.
(b) Being evil and getting away with it.
(c) Being hated and loved.
(d) Being a savior.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Maldoror say probably lies beneath the young girl's angelic exterior in Book II, Stanza 5?

2. In Book VI, Stanza 2, why does Maldoror want to leave humanity?

3. What does Maldoror say happened when he decided to not kill the embodiment of Prostitution?

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

5. With what does the narrator begin this poem?

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