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

2. Why does Maldoror say nature will wonder at his existence when he dies?
(a) Because he always respects nature.
(b) Because he will be so old.
(c) Because he will change death.
(d) Because he violates its laws.

3. After Maldoror watches the family eating dinner, what does the family feel?
(a) A wave of heat.
(b) A shadow pass over them.
(c) A chill spread through the room.
(d) A breeze, even though the window is shut.

4. In Book I, Stanza 8, to what animal does Maldoror liken himself?
(a) Horses.
(b) Bears.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Cats.

5. Why was the hermaphrodite granted a pension?
(a) It was his wife's.
(b) For winning a contest.
(c) For being captured.
(d) For 30 years of working for the city.

Short Answer Questions

1. What stops the narrator from writing in Book II, Stanza 2?

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

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

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

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

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