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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book V, Stanzas 5-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Book V, Stanza 4, what is the spirit's identity?
(a) Conscience.
(b) Humanity.
(c) Providence.
(d) Rationality.

2. Where does the narrator say people have reported seeing a winged lamp flying?
(a) Above the Meuse.
(b) Above the Somme.
(c) Above the Rhine.
(d) Above the Siene.

3. In Book IV, Stanza 5, who does Maldoror believe the man stole his eyes from?
(a) A troubled woman.
(b) A blonde woman.
(c) A black-haired woman.
(d) An elderly woman.

4. In Book IV, Stanza 4, what has taken over most of Maldoror's body?
(a) Fungus.
(b) Pain.
(c) Chicken Pox.
(d) A rash.

5. What does Maldoror say he has no hope for after his death?
(a) Truth.
(b) Peace.
(c) Mercy.
(d) Salvation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Maldoror suggest that the reader grow his/her fingernails out?

2. In Book III, Stanza 5, what greets Maldoror at the door of the brothel?

3. How does Maldoror feel about being visited by the spider every night in Book V, Stanza 7?

4. In Book II, Stanza 12, what does Maldoror say he realized about praying as a child?

5. Why does Maldoror say he believes God has a right to eat men?

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