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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Spleen of Paris by Charles Baudelaire.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What nationality was Voltaire?
(a) Dutch.
(b) English.
(c) American.
(d) French.

2. What happened to the water carrier that Desplein knew as a young man?
(a) He was banished for religious beliefs.
(b) He was hung.
(c) He died.
(d) He was put in prison.

3. How long is Micromegas' term of exile?
(a) 800 years.
(b) 800,000 years.
(c) 8,000 years.
(d) 80 years.

4. What does Micromegas decide to do with his time of exile?
(a) Search for his family.
(b) Vacation on Mars only.
(c) Start a family.
(d) Travel the universe.

5. According to the narrator in "The Poor Boy's Toy", what have children learned to do?
(a) Trust everyone.
(b) Distrust man.
(c) Love unintentionally.
(d) Boast.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the water carrier from that Desplein treats?

2. Why are adults celebrating in "The Old Clown"?

3. In "The Rope," what did the boy's mother want to see at the storyteller's home?

4. What is the prophecy that Julian's mother hears about her son's future?

5. What did the narrator intend to do at the old clown's booth?

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