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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 religion was the water carrier that Desplein knew as a young man?
(a) Methodist.
(b) Athiest.
(c) Catholic.
(d) Buddist.

2. What does Desplein claim the human body lacks?
(a) A heart.
(b) A memory.
(c) An ethical mind.
(d) A soul.

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 does not charge him for treatment.
(c) Desplein takes the man's daughter as payment.
(d) Desplein overcharges the man for treatment.

4. What does Julian find great amusement in killing as a child?
(a) Poor people.
(b) Wealthy people.
(c) Animals.
(d) Babies.

5. What is the name of one of the philosophers that the men give to Micromegas in response to a human's soul?
(a) Kant.
(b) Freud.
(c) Darwin.
(d) Locke.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has happened to Julian's parents since he left them and married?

2. How does Desplein describe himself when his student questions him about attending mass?

3. How tall is Micromegas?

4. What is the prophecy that Julian's mother hears about her son's future?

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

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