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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 I, Stanza 10, who does Maldoror think will not surround him at the time of his death?
(a) Animals.
(b) Friends.
(c) Priests.
(d) Family.

2. How does Maldoror describe the men who are on the horse-drawn bus?
(a) As being lonely.
(b) As being captured.
(c) As being regal.
(d) As being like a corpse.

3. What does God threaten Maldoror with in Book III, Stanza 5?
(a) His fist.
(b) His wrath.
(c) His power.
(d) His claws.

4. In Book V, Stanza 2, what are the balls the beetle is rolling made of?
(a) Paper.
(b) Rock.
(c) Mud.
(d) Dung.

5. Where does the narrator say people have reported seeing a winged lamp flying?
(a) Above the Somme.
(b) Above the Meuse.
(c) Above the Rhine.
(d) Above the Siene.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Book VI, what other name does the narrator give the books?

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

4. At the end of Book III, what does Maldoror throw away?

5. What does Mario say when Maldoror asks about his sadness in Book III, Stanza 1?

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