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

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

3. What does Maldoror say he has no hope for after his death?
(a) Peace.
(b) Mercy.
(c) Truth.
(d) Salvation.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Maldoror act in his youth?

2. In what does Maldoror tell the grave-digger to trust?

3. Why does the grave-digger first say he can't speak with Maldoror?

4. What does Maldoror beg God for in Book I, Stanza 5?

5. What does the family in Book I, Stanza 11 hear after Maldoror watches them eat?

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