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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: To Each His Chimera, The Fool and Venus & The Dog and the Vial.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator of "A Joker" think of his society?
(a) That it is "growing poorer."
(b) That it is "well educated."
(c) That it is being taken over by animals.
(d) That it is a "splendid imbecile."

2. Why does Baudelaire mention clouds in "The Foreigner"?
(a) Because they represent God.
(b) Because they are not human.
(c) Because they are loved.
(d) Because they send rain.

3. In "The Dog and The Vial", what does the narrator say the dog resembles?
(a) The public.
(b) The elite.
(c) Rats.
(d) Children.

4. In "To Arsène Houssaye", what does the author say reading Aloysius Bertrand made him want to do?
(a) Change his career.
(b) Write a novel.
(c) Become a journalist.
(d) Copy his style.

5. In "The Double Room", what does the narrator call the woman on the bed?
(a) Goddess.
(b) Diva.
(c) Idol.
(d) Star.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the artist in "The Artist's Confiteor" decide he cannot describe nature?

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

3. In "The Foreigner", what does Baudelaire say about his father?

4. In "The Double Room", what wakes the narrator from his dream?

5. Why does the narrator feel sympathy for the man dressed as a jester in "The Fool and Venus"?

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