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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) French.
(c) English.
(d) American.

2. What does "une maniere de sentir" mean?
(a) A manner of sadness.
(b) A moment of setiment.
(c) A way of feeling.
(d) A century of madness.

3. What is wrong with the "gift" that Micromegas gives to the humans?
(a) It is ruined.
(b) It is broken.
(c) It disappears when Micromegas leaves.
(d) It is blank.

4. Why is Micromegas exiled from his home planet?
(a) For adulterous behaviors.
(b) For writing a book.
(c) For murder.
(d) For stealing.

5. What does Micromegas have to speak through to avoid hurting the humans' ears?
(a) A balloon.
(b) A flower.
(c) A toothpick.
(d) A pillow.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Julian's wife convince him to do?

2. What happened to the boy while the storyteller from "The Rope" was away on business?

3. Who does Micromegas first talk to about the existence of a human soul?

4. What is Thomas Aquinas known for writing in "Micromegas"?

5. What happens to Julian's parents while they are sleeping in his wife's bed?

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