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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book I, Stanzas 10-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the narrator say the reader must read these poems with?
(a) A sense of fear.
(b) An open mind.
(c) A friend.
(d) Logic.

3. Where does Maldoror speak with the grave-digger in Book I, Stanza 12?
(a) Denmark.
(b) Sweden.
(c) Iceland.
(d) Norway.

4. What does Maldoror beg the toad for in Book I, Stanza 13?
(a) For insight into the future.
(b) To leave with him.
(c) To be left alone.
(d) For fame.

5. Why does Maldoror strangle the child in Book I, Stanza 11?
(a) Because the mother asks him to.
(b) Because the boy threatens to tell on Maldoror.
(c) Because Maldoror is bored.
(d) Because the boy won't accept sin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the toad say Maldoror should do if he is so smart?

2. To what does the grave-digger say his occupation is tied?

3. In Book I, Stanza 10, who does Maldoror think will not surround him at the time of his death?

4. In Book I, Stanza 2, what form does hatred take?

5. How did Maldoror act in his youth?

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