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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the toad say he hates Maldoror?
(a) Because of his voice.
(b) Because he is human.
(c) Because of his pride.
(d) Because he is evil.

2. In Book I, Stanza 6, what does Maldoror say has the sweetest taste?
(a) The freshest fruit.
(b) The love of a woman.
(c) The tears of innocents.
(d) The blood of enemies.

3. What does the narrator say the reader must read these poems with?
(a) A sense of fear.
(b) Logic.
(c) A friend.
(d) An open mind.

4. In Book II, Stanza 13, who does Maldoror find that he feels is just like him?
(a) An old captain.
(b) A shark.
(c) A wolf.
(d) A 16 year old.

5. In Book III, Stanza 1, who does the fisherman think Maldoror and Mario are?
(a) Angels.
(b) Brothers.
(c) Devils.
(d) Cousins.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Maldoror say mathematics has done for him?

2. Who does the narrator learn was witness to everything Maldoror did to the mad woman and her daughter?

3. In Book II, Stanza 13, how does Maldoror know the man he meets is good?

4. In Book II, Stanza 12, what example of God's malice does Maldoror examine?

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

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