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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book II, Stanzas 10-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Maldoror say he promised Holzer?
(a) To never commit murder.
(b) To never covet a woman.
(c) To never commit suicide.
(d) To never steal.

2. What does Maldoror love most about math?
(a) How orderly it is.
(b) How boring it is.
(c) How difficult it is.
(d) How advanced it is.

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

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

5. What does Maldoror beg God for in Book I, Stanza 5?
(a) To send him a true love.
(b) To save his soul.
(c) To show him one good man.
(d) To free him from evil.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Maldoror say happens to people who keep insects as pets?

3. In Book I, Stanza 8, to what animal does Maldoror liken himself?

4. In Book II, Stanza 6, where does Maldoror find the boy who is thinking about heaven?

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

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