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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 religiously confused man with a God-owned soul.
(d) He is a freak of biblical proportions.

2. What does Desplein's student do when he follows Desplein into church?
(a) Kneels by him.
(b) Goes into confession.
(c) Tells the priest that Desplein does not belong in the church.
(d) Hides in the back of the church.

3. In "The Rope," what did the storyteller ask of the parents of the boy?
(a) To let him have their son.
(b) To let the boy marry his daughter and live with him.
(c) To have them murder their son.
(d) To let the boy live with him and go to school.

4. What happened to the garden in "Minuet"?
(a) It has been turned into a church.
(b) It is still the same as it was two years before.
(c) It has been turned into a dance studio.
(d) It has been demolished.

5. How does Micromegas respond to the "knowledge" of Thomas Aquinas' book?
(a) He cries.
(b) He laughs.
(c) He becomes angry.
(d) He leaves immediately.

6. Where was "Minuet" first published?
(a) Journal des débats.
(b) L'Infini.
(c) Le Gaulois.
(d) Almanach des Muses.

7. What does Desplein claim the human body lacks?
(a) An ethical mind.
(b) A memory.
(c) A soul.
(d) A heart.

8. According to "Minuet", what is the most violent loss a man can feel?
(a) The loss of a child.
(b) The loss of a mother.
(c) The loss of a father.
(d) The loss of his wife.

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

10. Where does Micromegas finally find human life-forms?
(a) A prison.
(b) A ship.
(c) A submarine.
(d) A school.

11. To whom does the narrator in " The Old Clown" compare the muscle men to?
(a) Marionettes.
(b) Whippets.
(c) Orangutans.
(d) Inflated balloons.

12. What does "une maniere de sentir" mean?
(a) A moment of setiment.
(b) A manner of sadness.
(c) A way of feeling.
(d) A century of madness.

13. Who tells Julian's father of the prophecy of his son?
(a) A strange beggar.
(b) An angel.
(c) A homeless hermit.
(d) A demon.

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

15. What "gift" does Micromegas give to the humans he encounters?
(a) A book.
(b) A locket.
(c) A special mirror.
(d) A painting.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are adults celebrating in "The Old Clown"?

2. Who pays for the masses that Desplein attends?

3. What must Micromegas use to see life on Earth?

4. What does Desplein do to honor the water carrier's soul?

5. What is the lack of maternal love compared to in "The Rope"?

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