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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 describe the talking toad he meets in Book I, Stanza 13?
(a) Pleasant.
(b) Superior.
(c) Evil.
(d) Inferior.

2. What animal does the vulture battle in Book V, Stanza 2?
(a) A snake.
(b) An owl.
(c) A dragon.
(d) A sparrow.

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

4. When God passes out on earth, who gives him a coin when he wakes up?
(a) A fool.
(b) A woman.
(c) A priest.
(d) A beggar.

5. How does the narrator feel about the events with the beetle in Book V, Stanza 2?
(a) He thinks the location is pretty.
(b) He thinks the beetle is wrong.
(c) He isn't sure if it's a dream or not.
(d) He thinks the beetle is right.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say people will do at the moment of their death in Book V, Stanza 3?

2. When Maldoror starts following Mervyn, what is his dilemma?

3. In Book IV, Stanza 4, what does Maldoror say did not kill him?

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

5. What does the grave-digger promise to do if Maldoror stays at his house?

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