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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book VI, 6-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Book II, Stanza 9, why does Maldoror say some men keep insects as pets?
(a) To feed other animals.
(b) Because they are cheap.
(c) To avoid old age.
(d) To eat them.

2. Who does Maldoror get to help him beat Mervyn?
(a) A butcher.
(b) A homeless man.
(c) A prostitute.
(d) A monk.

3. What type of death does the narrator discuss in Book V, Stanza 3?
(a) Death from old age.
(b) Voluntary death.
(c) Unconscious death.
(d) Death from disease.

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

5. How does Maldoror define the suffering God creates in Book II, Stanza 3?
(a) Death.
(b) Love.
(c) Humanity itself.
(d) Natural disasters.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Book IV, Staza 6, how does Maldoror feel about the sleep he recounts?

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

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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