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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what does the narrator compare Desplein?
(a) A clown.
(b) An actor.
(c) A farmer.
(d) A horse.

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

3. According to Jean Bridelle in "Minuet", what is responsible for his emotion?
(a) The loss of his son.
(b) The loss of his father.
(c) Happiness.
(d) His imagination.

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

5. What does Micromegas have to speak through to avoid hurting the humans' ears?
(a) A balloon.
(b) A toothpick.
(c) A pillow.
(d) A flower.

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

7. What is laying on the grass next to the boy behind the iron gate?
(a) His nanny.
(b) A magnificent toy.
(c) A beautiful dog.
(d) A dead bird.

8. Who are Julian's parents in "The Legend of St. Julian Hospitaler"?
(a) A Baron and Barroness.
(b) A King and Queen.
(c) A Lord and Lady of a castle.
(d) A peasant couple.

9. What is the little boy who is laying in the grass looking at?
(a) A slave working in the garden.
(b) A beggar pulling a cart.
(c) A bird flying in the sky.
(d) A poor boy on the other side of the gate.

10. What is wrong with the "gift" that Micromegas gives to the humans?
(a) It is ruined.
(b) It is broken.
(c) It disappears when Micromegas leaves.
(d) It is blank.

11. According to the book, where were Baudelaire's most remarkable poems published?
(a) "De Noire Pomme de Terre".
(b) "Blanche Carte".
(c) "Les Fluers du Mal".
(d) "La Revue des Deux Mondes".

12. What did Desplein do to honor the water carrier as a man?
(a) Established a mass for him.
(b) Finished school for him.
(c) Wrote a book for him.
(d) Published a world-renowned medical journal for him.

13. What religion does Desplein practice?
(a) Christianity.
(b) Judaism.
(c) None; he is an atheist.
(d) Buddhism.

14. What nationality was Voltaire?
(a) Dutch.
(b) American.
(c) French.
(d) English.

15. What story made Maupassant famous?
(a) "Deux Amis".
(b) "Boule de Suif".
(c) "Bel-Ami".
(d) "Fort comme la mort".

Short Answer Questions

1. How long is Micromegas' term of exile?

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

3. Upon finding Earth, what does Micromegas think is the dominant life-form on Earth?

4. Why are people sprawled everywhere in "The Old Clown"?

5. What does Julian do for the leper that he comes across at his job?

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