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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. In Book IV, Stanza 3, what does Maldoror say the women look like?
(a) Apes.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Beasts.
(d) Monsters.

2. In Book IV, Stanza 2, why does the narrator talk about flies?
(a) He discusses different types of flies.
(b) He discusses ways to kill them.
(c) He discusses the way some people eat flies.
(d) He discusses the way humans ignore flies.

3. In Book I, Stanza 7, what form does Prostitution take?
(a) That of an animal.
(b) That of an insect.
(c) That of a man.
(d) That of a woman.

4. Why does Maldoror recommend taking a child to the hospital in Book I, Chapter 6?
(a) So society will applaud.
(b) Because it's easier than doing it yourself.
(c) In order to do the right thing.
(d) So professionals can deal with them.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Maldoror love most about math?

2. In Book V, Stanza 7, what does the spider do to Maldoror every night?

3. In Book III, Stanza 5, who attacks the prostitute?

4. Where does the narrator say people have reported seeing a winged lamp flying?

5. What animal does the vulture battle in Book V, Stanza 2?

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