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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book III.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Maldoror symbolically to heaven in the form of an octopus?
(a) To frighten the angels.
(b) To prove something to mankind.
(c) To confront God.
(d) To show how superior the ocean is.

2. Why does Maldoror say he believes God has a right to eat men?
(a) Because men taste good.
(b) Because men are evil.
(c) Because He is their creator.
(d) Because He is all powerful.

3. At the end of Book III, what does Maldoror throw away?
(a) A Bible.
(b) A sword.
(c) A knife.
(d) A watch.

4. What happens to the victims of the capsized ship in Book II, Stanza 13?
(a) The ocean turns black with hate.
(b) Sharks attack them.
(c) Maldoror swims after them.
(d) Waves sweep them away.

5. In Book II, Stanza 1, what does the narrator say Maldoror is for the reader?
(a) A censure.
(b) A friend.
(c) A creature.
(d) A warning.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Maldoror strangle the child in Book I, Stanza 11?

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

3. Why does the grave-digger first say he can't speak with Maldoror?

4. What does Maldoror beg the toad for in Book I, Stanza 13?

5. In Book II, Stanza 12, what example of God's malice does Maldoror examine?

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