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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 10: The Rope, Vocations, The Thyrsus & Get Yourself Drunk.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do the men leave in the beginning of "Counterfeit Money"?
(a) A church.
(b) A tobacco shop.
(c) A town hall.
(d) An inn.

2. In "The Bad Glazier", why does the narrator suppose demons take over people?
(a) Because he believes people are good.
(b) Because they cannot explain their actions.
(c) Because everyone he knows acts possessed.
(d) Because God is not in all men.

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

4. Why does the man throw a chicken in "Evening Twilight"?
(a) He is defending himself against an attacker.
(b) He had had too much to drink.
(c) He dislikes the way the chicken tastes.
(d) He thinks there is an offensive note in it.

5. In "The Foreigner", what does Baudelaire say he does not know the latitude of?
(a) His city.
(b) His country.
(c) His abilities.
(d) His mind.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Rope", when are illusion and reality described as being the same?

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

3. In "The Wild Woman and the Little Mistress", what bothers the narrator about the woman?

4. In "A Joker", why does the man stop when he sees the donkey?

5. What does the dog do after smelling the perfume in "The Dog and The Vial"?

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