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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Minuet by Guy de Maupassant.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who tells Julian's mother of the prophecy of her son?
(a) An oracle.
(b) God.
(c) A homeless beggar.
(d) A strange hermit.

2. Where does Julian make a name for himself while away from home?
(a) Asia.
(b) America.
(c) Europe.
(d) Africa.

3. How does Desplein describe himself when his student questions him about attending mass?
(a) He is externally religious but internally atheistic.
(b) He is externally atheistic but internally religious.
(c) He is a freak of biblical proportions.
(d) He is a religiously confused man with a God-owned soul.

4. What happened to the water carrier that Desplein knew as a young man?
(a) He was put in prison.
(b) He was hung.
(c) He died.
(d) He was banished for religious beliefs.

5. When did Baudelaire die?
(a) 1815.
(b) 1919.
(c) 1508.
(d) 1867.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the editor, what role does Maupassant play as a writer?

2. What does Desplein's student do when he follows Desplein into church?

3. What did Desplein do to honor the water carrier as a man?

4. Where was "Minuet" first published?

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

(see the answer key)

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