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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 4, what does Maldoror say did not kill him?
(a) Being stabbed.
(b) Starvation.
(c) Old age.
(d) Evil.

2. When God passes out on earth, who gives him a coin when he wakes up?
(a) A priest.
(b) A beggar.
(c) A woman.
(d) A fool.

3. What does the toad say Maldoror should do if he is so smart?
(a) Write a book.
(b) Leave earth.
(c) Teach.
(d) Travel to Europe.

4. In Book III, Stanza 1, what spirit does Mario have?
(a) The spirit of the earth.
(b) The spirit of the sky.
(c) The spirit of fire.
(d) The spirit of water.

5. Who does Maldoror leave the man in the gallows under the care of?
(a) Shepherds.
(b) Plowmen.
(c) Bishops.
(d) Monks.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Maldoror think he is the only person who can see the man with webbed feet?

2. What happens to the boy in Book II, Stanza 6, after Maldoror talks with him about heaven?

3. In Book IV, Stanza 3, what does Maldoror say the women look like?

4. What happens when the street-child chases after the horse-drawn bus?

5. In Book I, Stanza 4, the narrator says all men feel what?

(see the answer key)

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