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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 Desplein do to honor the water carrier's soul?
(a) Helps others in need.
(b) Prays to God.
(c) Keeps a garden.
(d) Plants trees.

2. In "The Rope," what did the storyteller ask of the parents of the boy?
(a) To have them murder their son.
(b) To let the boy live with him and go to school.
(c) To let him have their son.
(d) To let the boy marry his daughter and live with him.

3. What planet is Micromegas from?
(a) Sinus.
(b) Saturn.
(c) Sympheraous.
(d) Sirius.

4. What does Desplein claim the human body lacks?
(a) A soul.
(b) An ethical mind.
(c) A memory.
(d) A heart.

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

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. To whom does the narrator in " The Old Clown" compare the muscle men to?

3. While Julian is out hunting one day, what animal gains the power to speak to him?

4. How long has the Saturnian, who accompanies Micromegas on his journey, been married?

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

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