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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Legend of St. Julian Hospitaler by Gustave Flaubert.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why is Micromegas exiled from his home planet?
(a) For writing a book.
(b) For adulterous behaviors.
(c) For murder.
(d) For stealing.

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

4. What is the prophecy that Julian's father hears about his son's future?
(a) He will kill him to take control of the estate.
(b) He will be a great ruler and conqueror.
(c) He will kill the King and marry the Queen.
(d) He will become a petty thief.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are Julian's parents in "The Legend of St. Julian Hospitaler"?

2. What happened to the water carrier that Desplein knew as a young man?

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

4. Where does Micromegas finally find human life-forms?

5. Where is the water carrier from that Desplein treats?

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