Paris Spleen, 1869 Test | Final Test - Easy

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Paris Spleen, 1869 Test | Final Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the woman's mouth compared to in "The Desire to Paint"?
(a) A cake.
(b) A cloud.
(c) A flower.
(d) A star.

2. How is the woman as a painting subject described in "The Desire to Paint"?
(a) A troubled face.
(b) A large void.
(c) A sleeping bear.
(d) A black star.

3. What do most of the passengers on the boat in "Already!" say when they see land?
(a) Already.
(b) Finally.
(c) It's true.
(d) What?

4. How is the thoroughbred described in "A Thoroughbred"?
(a) Womanly.
(b) Sickly.
(c) Proud.
(d) Strong.

5. How does Baudelaire describe the thyrsus in "The Thyrsus"?
(a) A plaything.
(b) Beautifully sad.
(c) All-powerful.
(d) Lost.

6. How does the man in "Counterfeit Money" learn that his friend has counterfeit coins?
(a) When he tries to trade coins.
(b) When he gives some to a beggar.
(c) When his wife gets mad.
(d) When he is arrested.

7. In "Counterfeit Money", what does the man call his friend's stupidity?
(a) Trickery.
(b) Pride.
(c) Foolishness.
(d) Evil.

8. What does the poet say about being drunk in "Get Yourself Drunk"?
(a) People need to help others get drunk.
(b) Drinking should be reserved for the wealthy.
(c) People should always be drunk.
(d) People should avoid drinking.

9. Because of the Moon's actions in "The Favors of the Moon", what happens to the child's skin?
(a) It has a yellow tint.
(b) It is covered with freckles.
(c) It becomes pale.
(d) It starts to sparkle.

10. In "The Soup and the Clouds", what does the man call his wife?
(a) Little magician.
(b) Little wonder.
(c) Little fool.
(d) Little maniac.

11. In "The Eyes of the Poor", what does the narrator first say to the woman?
(a) That he hates her.
(b) That he will not yell at her.
(c) That she is late.
(d) That she is not beautiful any longer.

12. In "The Rope", when are illusion and reality described as being the same?
(a) When they are a mother's love.
(b) Never.
(c) When they belong to a child.
(d) When they are found in nature.

13. In "Beautiful Dorothy", what are the other people doing while Dorothy goes to the shore?
(a) Taking naps.
(b) Sailing boats.
(c) Working.
(d) Eating lunch.

14. How does the narrator of "Which is the Real One?" sink into the ground?
(a) He dives into a pond but does not surface.
(b) He stamps his foot.
(c) He is shoved down.
(d) He falls in a hole.

15. What does the man's wife do in "The Soup and the Clouds"?
(a) She goes for a walk.
(b) She makes dinner.
(c) She eats leftover soup.
(d) She watches the clouds with him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator of "The Eyes of the Poor" remember the woman doing when she saw the poor man?

2. In "Windows", how does Baudelaire say he feels about the legend?

3. In "The Soup and the Clouds", how does the man's wife break his daydream?

4. What does the narrator of "The Generous Gambler" do after the Devil promises him many things?

5. How many boys meet to talk in "Vocations"?

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