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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Mass of the Atheist by Honore de Balzac.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How tall is Micromegas?
(a) 120 feet tall.
(b) 12 feet tall.
(c) 120,000 feet tall.
(d) 1,200 feet tall.
2. Who does Micromegas first talk to about the existence of a human soul?
(a) Philosophers.
(b) Prisoners.
(c) Farmers.
(d) A priest.
3. Who pays for the masses that Desplein attends?
(a) Desplein.
(b) The church's priest.
(c) His mother.
(d) His father.
4. How does Desplein describe himself when his student questions him about attending mass?
(a) He is externally atheistic but internally religious.
(b) He is a freak of biblical proportions.
(c) He is externally religious but internally atheistic.
(d) He is a religiously confused man with a God-owned soul.
5. What nationality was Voltaire?
(a) American.
(b) English.
(c) French.
(d) Dutch.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where was the water carrier from that Desplein met when he was a young man?
2. What happened to the water carrier that Desplein knew as a young man?
3. Upon finding Earth, what does Micromegas think is the dominant life-form on Earth?
4. What did the water carrier do for Desplein when they met?
5. What did Desplein do to honor the water carrier as a man?
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