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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 does Julian find great amusement in killing as a child?
(a) Poor people.
(b) Animals.
(c) Babies.
(d) Wealthy people.

2. What is Thomas Aquinas known for writing in "Micromegas"?
(a) "Interpretation of a Dream".
(b) "Summa Theologica".
(c) "The Human Soul".
(d) "Utopia".

3. What happens when Julian is practicing the javelin?
(a) He almost kills his mother.
(b) He almost kills his father.
(c) He almost kills his son.
(d) He almost kils himself.

4. Upon finding Earth, what does Micromegas think is the dominant life-form on Earth?
(a) Lizards.
(b) Bees.
(c) Elephants.
(d) Whales.

5. In "The Rope," what did the boy's mother want to see at the storyteller's home?
(a) The painting.
(b) The balcony.
(c) The closet.
(d) The bedroom.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does the narrator in "The Old Clown" compare those yelling out "witticisms and jokes of a solid heavy humor"?

2. What job does Julian take after leaving his wife?

3. In "The Legend of St. Julian Hospitaler", who is the leper in reality?

4. What religion does Desplein practice?

5. How does Desplein describe himself when his student questions him about attending mass?

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