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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) Buddist.
(b) Athiest.
(c) Methodist.
(d) Catholic.

2. What does Desplein do to honor the water carrier's soul?
(a) Plants trees.
(b) Helps others in need.
(c) Prays to God.
(d) Keeps a garden.

3. What does Desplein answer when his student questions his belief and actions?
(a) That it is none of his business.
(b) That they do not balance.
(c) That it is not for him to judge him.
(d) That they balance completely.

4. Who tells Julian's father of the prophecy of his son?
(a) A homeless hermit.
(b) An angel.
(c) A demon.
(d) A strange beggar.

5. Where was the water carrier from that Desplein met when he was a young man?
(a) Blanchert.
(b) Switzerland.
(c) Diesen.
(d) Auvergnat.

Short Answer Questions

1. How tall is Micromegas?

2. What is the name of one of the philosophers that the men give to Micromegas in response to a human's soul?

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

4. To what does the narrator compare Desplein?

5. What planet is Micromegas from?

(see the answer key)

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