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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. Where does Maldoror watch the child's funeral from in Book V, Stanza 6?
(a) From next to his mother.
(b) From the bushes.
(c) From a distance.
(d) From next to the priest.

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

3. In Book II, Stanza 1, what does the narrator say Maldoror is for the reader?
(a) A friend.
(b) A creature.
(c) A censure.
(d) A warning.

4. What does the narrator say people will do at the moment of their death in Book V, Stanza 3?
(a) Welcome it.
(b) Close their eyes.
(c) Laugh about it.
(d) Try to avoid it.

5. When God passes out on earth, how do the animals react?
(a) The ignore him.
(b) They bow down to him.
(c) They curse him.
(d) They kick him.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Book IV, Stanza 3, what does Maldoror say the women look like?

2. In Book V, Stanza 1, what does the narrator say lies in these poems?

3. What is on top of the mound the beetle rolls ball to?

4. Why does Maldoror strangle the child in Book I, Stanza 11?

5. In Book V, Stanza 6, what message is given about the child?

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