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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book III.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Book III, Stanza 3, what animal head does the dragon Tremdall sees have?
(a) The head of a tiger.
(b) The head of a lion.
(c) The head of a horse.
(d) The head of a bear.

2. Why does the grave-digger first say he can't speak with Maldoror?
(a) Because he is off duty.
(b) Because he doesn't speak with other people.
(c) Because he has serious work.
(d) Because Maldoror is evil.

3. What does the grave-digger promise to do if Maldoror stays at his house?
(a) Make him breakfast.
(b) Not ask about his past.
(c) Ignore anything he says in his sleep.
(d) Give him books to read.

4. What does God threaten Maldoror with in Book III, Stanza 5?
(a) His power.
(b) His wrath.
(c) His claws.
(d) His fist.

5. Why did the bulldog Maldoror sent to kill the mad woman's daughter not kill the girl?
(a) Because he thought he had the wrong house.
(b) Because she was innocent.
(c) Because she was so young.
(d) Because she was already badly injured.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Book II, Stanza 5, what does Maldoror remember the little girl asking him?

2. Where does the hermaphrodite live?

3. What does Maldoror beg the toad for in Book I, Stanza 13?

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

5. Why does Maldoror say nature will wonder at his existence when he dies?

(see the answer key)

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