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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 4, what has taken over most of Maldoror's body?
(a) Fungus.
(b) A rash.
(c) Pain.
(d) Chicken Pox.

2. What does the narrator rant about in Book IV, Stanza 2?
(a) The pain in humanity.
(b) The love in animals.
(c) The complexity of the world.
(d) The choices God made.

3. What is revealed about the beetles balls once he rolls them up the mound?
(a) They are actually made of humans.
(b) They are actually his hopes and dreams.
(c) They will be used as weapons.
(d) They are imaginary.

4. In Book I, Stanza 7, what form does Prostitution take?
(a) That of an animal.
(b) That of a man.
(c) That of an insect.
(d) That of a woman.

5. In Book I, Stanza 6, what does Maldoror say has the sweetest taste?
(a) The blood of enemies.
(b) The freshest fruit.
(c) The tears of innocents.
(d) The love of a woman.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the grave-digger say happens every night at the cemetery?

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

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

5. Why does the man with webbed feet swim toward Maldoror?

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