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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. How many times a year does Desplein attend church?
(a) 8.
(b) 4.
(c) 12.
(d) 24.

2. What does Julian's wife convince him to do?
(a) Have a son.
(b) Find his parents.
(c) Hunt.
(d) Kill her father, the Emperor.

3. Why is Desplein's student surprised by Desplein's actions toward the water carrier?
(a) Desplein does not treat the man's true ailment.
(b) Desplein takes the man's daughter as payment.
(c) Desplein does not charge him for treatment.
(d) Desplein overcharges the man for treatment.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Desplein renowned for in "The Mass of the Atheist"?

2. What does Julian find great amusement in killing as a child?

3. What is the prophecy that Julian's father hears about his son's future?

4. According to the talking animal's prophecy, who will Julian kill?

5. What "gift" does Micromegas give to the humans he encounters?

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