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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 is Thomas Aquinas known for writing in "Micromegas"?
(a) "Utopia".
(b) "Summa Theologica".
(c) "The Human Soul".
(d) "Interpretation of a Dream".

2. What did the narrator intend to do at the old clown's booth?
(a) Leave money.
(b) Offer him a job.
(c) Throw him out of the market.
(d) Make fun of him.

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

4. What is Desplein renowned for in "The Mass of the Atheist"?
(a) Being a disbarred doctor.
(b) Being the most unethical doctor in the land.
(c) Being an expert and skillfull surgeon.
(d) Being a famous eye doctor.

5. Why is Desplein's student surprised by Desplein's actions toward the water carrier?
(a) Desplein takes the man's daughter as payment.
(b) Desplein does not charge him for treatment.
(c) Desplein overcharges the man for treatment.
(d) Desplein does not treat the man's true ailment.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Julian find great amusement in killing as a child?

2. How tall are the Saturnians in "Micromegas"?

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

4. What happens to Julian's parents while they are sleeping in his wife's bed?

5. What does Micromegas decide to do with his time of exile?

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