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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 3, what does Maldoror say the women look like?
(a) Dogs.
(b) Monsters.
(c) Beasts.
(d) Apes.

2. In Book I, Stanza 6, what does Maldoror say is the "greatest happiness which can be conceived"?
(a) Being a savior.
(b) Being hurt and then rescued.
(c) Being evil and getting away with it.
(d) Being hated and loved.

3. What does the narrator tell the vulture to do in Book V, Stanza 2?
(a) To fly away.
(b) To come down to earth.
(c) To show himself.
(d) To stop fighting.

4. In Book V, Stanza 1, what does the narrator say a reader must have while reading these poems?
(a) A friend.
(b) An attentive brain.
(c) A tolerant soul.
(d) An open mind.

5. How does Maldoror describe his physical appearance in Book V, Stanza 5?
(a) He says he cannot judge his appearance.
(b) He says he is average looking.
(c) He says he is attractive.
(d) He says he is not attractive.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Book V, Stanza 1, what does the narrator say he fears will happen to the reader?

2. How does the narrator feel about the events with the beetle in Book V, Stanza 2?

3. What does Maldoror say happened when he decided to not kill the embodiment of Prostitution?

4. How was Maldoror born?

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

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