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

2. How does Maldoror describe the talking toad he meets in Book I, Stanza 13?
(a) Inferior.
(b) Superior.
(c) Evil.
(d) Pleasant.

3. With what does the narrator begin this poem?
(a) A rhyme.
(b) A question.
(c) A lesson.
(d) A warning.

4. What does Maldoror say happened when he decided to not kill the embodiment of Prostitution?
(a) He lost his family.
(b) He saved his soul.
(c) He found trust.
(d) He rejected all virtue.

5. Why does the toad say he hates Maldoror?
(a) Because he is human.
(b) Because he is evil.
(c) Because of his pride.
(d) Because of his voice.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Book I, Stanza 7, what form does Prostitution take?

2. Where does Maldoror speak with the grave-digger in Book I, Stanza 12?

3. What emotion does the grave-digger sense in Maldoror when they talk about faith in God?

4. Why does Maldoror strangle the child in Book I, Stanza 11?

5. What does the narrator say to do at the end of Book I, Stanza 1?

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