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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Return of the Prodigal Son by Andre Gide.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is happening to Judas during "Mort de Judas"?
(a) Judas is watching Jesus be arrested.
(b) Judas is hanging himself.
(c) Judas is tending to his duties as a disciple.
(d) Judas is accepting his 30 pieces of silver.

2. Who designed the statue of Jupiter in "The Death of Judas"?
(a) Etruscan.
(b) Raphael.
(c) Polyclitus.
(d) Michelangelo.

3. In what year was "Minuet" first published?
(a) 1942.
(b) 1774.
(c) 1687.
(d) 1882.

4. What does Micromegas decide to do with his time of exile?
(a) Start a family.
(b) Travel the universe.
(c) Search for his family.
(d) Vacation on Mars only.

5. What is the profession of the person described in "The Rope"?
(a) A painter.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A musician.
(d) A writer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Judas begin to visit when he decides he wants to know "the other side of things"?

2. What is Judas' position within the disciples?

3. What does Desplein claim the human body lacks?

4. Why is the minuet no longer performed?

5. What is a paralytic who has been put back on his feet compared to in "The Death of Judas"?

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