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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book II, Stanzas 1-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In Book II, Stanza 9, why does Maldoror say some men keep insects as pets?
(a) To avoid old age.
(b) To eat them.
(c) To feed other animals.
(d) Because they are cheap.

4. In Book I, Stanza 4, what does the narrator say about the purpose of this poem?
(a) To help people define evil.
(b) To show the delights of cruelty.
(c) To show the importance of birth parents.
(d) To help the evil repent.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Book II, Stanza 5, why does Maldoror consider throwing the girl against a wall?

2. What does Maldoror say he has no hope for after his death?

3. In Book II, Stanza 3, what does Maldoror want God to reveal?

4. In Book II, Stanza 1, what does the narrator say Maldoror is for the reader?

5. How was Maldoror born?

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