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

2. In Book IV, Stanza 2, what problem does Maldoror run into?
(a) Civilization becoming evil too.
(b) The police looking for him.
(c) He loses his house.
(d) A lack of money.

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

4. What does the man with webbed feet say he wanted to do when he escaped the basement?
(a) Run away.
(b) Throw himself out to sea.
(c) Build a hut on a mountain.
(d) Start a farm.

5. What is the first thing Maldoror does when he meets Mervyn?
(a) Drops down to his knees.
(b) Knocks him to the ground.
(c) Gives him a hug.
(d) Throws him in a sack.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the beetle in Book V, Stanza 2 upset about someone forgetting a woman?

2. In Book V, Stanza 6, what reason does the narrator give for not being able to write about death?

3. In Book I, Stanza 8, to what animal does Maldoror liken himself?

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

5. Who does Maldoror get to help him beat Mervyn?

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