Lautréamont's Maldoror: Translated by Alexis Lykiard Quiz | Eight Week Quiz B

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Lautréamont's Maldoror: Translated by Alexis Lykiard Quiz | Eight Week Quiz B

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 121 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book II, Stanzas 1-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Book I, Stanza 2, what form does hatred take?
(a) A taste.
(b) A breeze.
(c) An odor.
(d) A vision.

2. What does the grave-digger say happens every night at the cemetery?
(a) Animals howl.
(b) The wind whispers prayers.
(c) The corpses rise for air.
(d) Someone falls in a grave.

3. Why does the grave-digger first say he can't speak with Maldoror?
(a) Because he is off duty.
(b) Because Maldoror is evil.
(c) Because he has serious work.
(d) Because he doesn't speak with other people.

4. In Book II, Stanza 6, where does Maldoror find the boy who is thinking about heaven?
(a) In his home.
(b) At school.
(c) At a store.
(d) On a bench.

5. What does the narrator say to do at the end of Book I, Stanza 1?
(a) Read out loud.
(b) Take a break.
(c) Close the book.
(d) Skip every other poem.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the toad say Maldoror should do if he is so smart?

2. In Book II, Stanza 2, how does the narrator describe God's treatment?

3. How was Maldoror born?

4. Why does Maldoror say nature will wonder at his existence when he dies?

5. In Book I, Stanza 10, who does Maldoror think will not surround him at the time of his death?

(see the answer key)

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