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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 is the little boy who is laying in the grass looking at?
(a) A bird flying in the sky.
(b) A slave working in the garden.
(c) A poor boy on the other side of the gate.
(d) A beggar pulling a cart.

2. Where is the water carrier from that Desplein treats?
(a) Nice.
(b) Switzerland.
(c) Munich.
(d) Auvergne.

3. How tall is Micromegas?
(a) 1,200 feet tall.
(b) 120,000 feet tall.
(c) 12 feet tall.
(d) 120 feet tall.

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

5. What does Desplein's student do when he follows Desplein into church?
(a) Hides in the back of the church.
(b) Tells the priest that Desplein does not belong in the church.
(c) Goes into confession.
(d) Kneels by him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Upon finding Earth, what does Micromegas think is the dominant life-form on Earth?

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

3. Who tells Julian's mother of the prophecy of her son?

4. How tall are the Saturnians in "Micromegas"?

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

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