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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. In "To Each His Chimera", how does the narrator describe the chimera on the backs of the men?
(a) That they are wings.
(b) That they are part of the men.
(c) That they are supporting the men.
(d) That they are invisible.

2. How is "The Foreigner" organized?
(a) As a series of questions.
(b) In chronological order.
(c) In alphabetical order.
(d) As a letter.

3. How does the narrator describe the dog after he smells the perfume in "The Dog and the Vial"?
(a) Ill tempered.
(b) Smelly.
(c) Miserable.
(d) Admirable.

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

5. In "To Arsène Houssaye", what does Baudelaire say this work lacks?
(a) The touches of an editor.
(b) Sophistication.
(c) Common sense.
(d) A head or tail.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Foreigner", to what is gold compared?

2. In "The Old Woman's Despair", to what does the old woman compare herself?

3. What does the narrator ask the men in "To Each His Chimera"?

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

5. In "The Dog and The Vial", what does the narrator say the dog resembles?

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