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

2. Why does Maldoror say he believes God has a right to eat men?
(a) Because men are evil.
(b) Because men taste good.
(c) Because He is their creator.
(d) Because He is all powerful.

3. In Book III, Stanza 2, how does the narrator discover the mad woman's secret?
(a) He hears rumors.
(b) She confesses it to him one night.
(c) He picks up a piece of paper she dropped.
(d) He listens in at her door.

4. What does Maldoror say happened when he decided to not kill the embodiment of Prostitution?
(a) He rejected all virtue.
(b) He lost his family.
(c) He saved his soul.
(d) He found trust.

5. In Book I, Stanza 8, to what animal does Maldoror liken himself?
(a) Dogs.
(b) Horses.
(c) Cats.
(d) Bears.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Book V, Stanza 1, what does the narrator say is unique about his point of view?

2. Who gives the child's funeral service in Book V, Stanza 6?

3. What form does God take in Book VI, Stanza 10?

4. What do schoolboys do in memory of Mervyn's murder?

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

(see the answer key)

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