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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book V, Stanzas 5-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Book IV, Stanza 4, why does Maldoror say he continues to hate God?
(a) Because He is unjust.
(b) Because of what He did to his body.
(c) Because He is a lie.
(d) Because of His creations.

2. Why was the hermaphrodite granted a pension?
(a) It was his wife's.
(b) For winning a contest.
(c) For 30 years of working for the city.
(d) For being captured.

3. Why does Maldoror say he is most interested in young boys?
(a) Because he fears women.
(b) Because they are easier to manipulate.
(c) Because they are more fun.
(d) Because he has more in common with them.

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

5. In Book IV, Stanza 4, who does Maldoror say should not be convinced to worship God?
(a) All men.
(b) Animals.
(c) His son.
(d) Women.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Book IV, Stanza 4, how does Maldoror react to the crab he finds living in him?

3. Why does Maldoror say he believes God has a right to eat men?

4. Where does Maldoror watch the child's funeral from in Book V, Stanza 6?

5. In Book II, Stanza 1, what does the narrator say Maldoror is for the reader?

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