Lautréamont's Maldoror: Translated by Alexis Lykiard Test | Final Test - Easy

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Lautréamont's Maldoror: Translated by Alexis Lykiard Test | Final Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What animal does the vulture battle in Book V, Stanza 2?
(a) A sparrow.
(b) An owl.
(c) A snake.
(d) A dragon.

2. In Book V, Stanza 6, what reason does the narrator give for not being able to write about death?
(a) It's always changing.
(b) Words can never describe it.
(c) People have their own views of death.
(d) He doesn't fully understand it.

3. How does Maldoror describe his physical appearance in Book V, Stanza 5?
(a) He says he is not attractive.
(b) He says he is attractive.
(c) He says he cannot judge his appearance.
(d) He says he is average looking.

4. Who gives the child's funeral service in Book V, Stanza 6?
(a) A rabbi.
(b) A minister.
(c) A priest.
(d) A reverend.

5. In Book IV, Stanza 6, where does Maldoror remember falling asleep?
(a) Next to a river.
(b) In a cave.
(c) On a cliff.
(d) In a tree.

6. In Book IV, Staza 6, how does Maldoror feel about the sleep he recounts?
(a) He enjoyed it.
(b) He regrets it.
(c) He didn't care for it.
(d) He was fearful of it.

7. In Book V, Stanza 1, what does the narrator say lies in these poems?
(a) Truth.
(b) Pain.
(c) Hate.
(d) Love.

8. When the narrator thinks about martyrs in Book V, Stanza 3, what does he want to do?
(a) Cry.
(b) Shout.
(c) Laugh.
(d) Go to sleep.

9. In Book V, Stanza 6, what message is given about the child?
(a) He will return for a second life.
(b) He will be missed.
(c) He will grow as a tree.
(d) He is still alive in heaven.

10. Who tells the reader that Maldoror is a pedarist?
(a) A homeless man.
(b) God.
(c) The narrator.
(d) Maldoror himself.

11. Where does Maldoror watch the child's funeral from in Book V, Stanza 6?
(a) From next to his mother.
(b) From the bushes.
(c) From next to the priest.
(d) From a distance.

12. What type of death does the narrator discuss in Book V, Stanza 3?
(a) Death from old age.
(b) Unconscious death.
(c) Voluntary death.
(d) Death from disease.

13. In Book IV, Stanza 2, why does the narrator talk about flies?
(a) He discusses the way humans ignore flies.
(b) He discusses ways to kill them.
(c) He discusses different types of flies.
(d) He discusses the way some people eat flies.

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

15. How does Maldoror feel about being visited by the spider every night in Book V, Stanza 7?
(a) Like he has done something terrible.
(b) Like there is nothing he can do about it.
(c) He enjoys it.
(d) He doesn't care about the spider.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Book V, Stanza 1, what does the narrator say is unique about his point of view?

2. Where is Mervyn walking in Book IV, Stanza 3?

3. In Book IV, Stanza 3, how is the man hanging from the gallows?

4. In Book IV, Stanza 4, what has taken over most of Maldoror's body?

5. What form does the spirit take in Book V, Stanza 4?

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