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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's wife convince him to do?
(a) Find his parents.
(b) Kill her father, the Emperor.
(c) Have a son.
(d) Hunt.

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

3. What is the name of one of the philosophers that the men give to Micromegas in response to a human's soul?
(a) Kant.
(b) Freud.
(c) Locke.
(d) Darwin.

4. What has happened to Julian's parents since he left them and married?
(a) They have had another son to carry on their name.
(b) They have arranged a marriage for him.
(c) They have become richer.
(d) They have become very poor.

5. Who tells Julian's mother of the prophecy of her son?
(a) A strange hermit.
(b) A homeless beggar.
(c) God.
(d) An oracle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the water carrier do for Desplein when they met?

2. When did Baudelaire die?

3. What was in the wire box in the story "The Poor Boy's Toy"?

4. What does Desplein's student do when he follows Desplein into church?

5. What is the prophecy that Julian's mother hears about her son's future?

(see the answer key)

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