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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. How did Maldoror act in his youth?
(a) Good.
(b) Bad.
(c) Confused.
(d) Calm.

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

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

4. What emotion does the grave-digger sense in Maldoror when they talk about faith in God?
(a) Confusion.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Fear.

5. To what does the grave-digger say his occupation is tied?
(a) Nothing, it's meaningless work.
(b) Sadness and fear.
(c) Analysis of pain.
(d) Questions of mortality.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Maldoror say showed him the grave of a child who died from tuberculosis?

5. In Book I, Stanza 11, when does Maldoror return to speak to the child?

(see the answer key)

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