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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book V, Stanzas 1-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What provides the man with webbed feet with everything he needs?
(a) God.
(b) Providence.
(c) Hatred.
(d) Hope.

2. What does Maldoror say probably lies beneath the young girl's angelic exterior in Book II, Stanza 5?
(a) Craftiness.
(b) Loneliness.
(c) Pain.
(d) Evil.

3. In Book II, Stanza 3, what does Maldoror want God to reveal?
(a) Himself.
(b) Human kindness.
(c) A new savior.
(d) The mysteries of existence.

4. In Book II, Stanza 12, what does Maldoror say he realized about praying as a child?
(a) He couldn't remember them.
(b) It could be of no use.
(c) He was only following orders.
(d) It was just a way to stay calm.

5. What happens to the victims of the capsized ship in Book II, Stanza 13?
(a) Maldoror swims after them.
(b) Sharks attack them.
(c) Waves sweep them away.
(d) The ocean turns black with hate.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Book IV, Stanza 5, why does Maldoror say he once scalped a man?

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

3. What vision begins the narrators rant in Book IV, Stanza 2?

4. In Book IV, Stanza 6, where does Maldoror remember falling asleep?

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

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