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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When God passes out on earth, how do the animals react?
(a) They curse him.
(b) The ignore him.
(c) They kick him.
(d) They bow down to him.

2. What does Maldoror say probably lies beneath the young girl's angelic exterior in Book II, Stanza 5?
(a) Evil.
(b) Pain.
(c) Loneliness.
(d) Craftiness.

3. In Book I, Stanza 5, what does Maldoror say differs among men?
(a) Feelings of love.
(b) Motivations.
(c) Evil.
(d) Families.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Book II, Stanza 12, what does Maldoror say he realized about praying as a child?

2. In what does Maldoror tell the grave-digger to trust?

3. In Book II, Stanza 6, where does Maldoror find the boy who is thinking about heaven?

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

5. In Book I, Stanza 6, what does Maldoror say is the "greatest happiness which can be conceived"?

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