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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 religion was the water carrier that Desplein knew as a young man?
(a) Catholic.
(b) Methodist.
(c) Athiest.
(d) Buddist.

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

3. What did Desplein do to honor the water carrier as a man?
(a) Wrote a book for him.
(b) Published a world-renowned medical journal for him.
(c) Established a mass for him.
(d) Finished school for him.

4. While Julian is out hunting one day, what animal gains the power to speak to him?
(a) A bear.
(b) A stag.
(c) A lion.
(d) A moose.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is the profession of the person described in "The Rope"?

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

5. What is the little boy who is laying in the grass looking at?

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