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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 13: The Port, Portraits of Mistresses & The Gallant Marksman.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Fool and Venus", at what or where does the narrator notice Venus staring?
(a) Into the distance.
(b) At the jester.
(c) To the sky.
(d) At himself.

2. Why does the narrator of "The Temptations: Or, Eros, Plutus, and Fame" turn down the ability to have everything of wealth?
(a) Because he does not enjoy making other miserable.
(b) Because he does not trust the demon.
(c) Because he wants a better offer.
(d) Because he is happy with what he has.

3. Who begins sending the artist letters after the child's death in "The Rope"?
(a) The artist's parents.
(b) Neighbors.
(c) The child's parents.
(d) Art dealers.

4. In "Already!" how many suns have set according to the narrator?
(a) Fifty.
(b) One thousand.
(c) One hundred.
(d) Five hundred.

5. In "A Joker", what does the donkey do when he sees the man?
(a) The donkey kicks his legs.
(b) The donkey bites him.
(c) The donkey trots on.
(d) The donkey goes to beg food from the man.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Crowds", what is the poet's gift?

2. Where are the men in "Portraits of Mistresses"?

3. How does Baudelaire describe the thyrsus in "The Thyrsus"?

4. In "The Gallant Marksman", what does the man attribute his shooting skills to?

5. What word does Baudelaire use to describe clouds in "The Foreigner"?

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