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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 long is Micromegas' term of exile?
(a) 80 years.
(b) 800,000 years.
(c) 8,000 years.
(d) 800 years.

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

3. Where is the water carrier from that Desplein treats?
(a) Munich.
(b) Auvergne.
(c) Nice.
(d) Switzerland.

4. What planet is Micromegas from?
(a) Sinus.
(b) Saturn.
(c) Sirius.
(d) Sympheraous.

5. What religion does Desplein practice?
(a) Buddhism.
(b) Judaism.
(c) None; he is an atheist.
(d) Christianity.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Micromegas have to speak through to avoid hurting the humans' ears?

2. What nationality was Voltaire?

3. What did the water carrier do for Desplein when they met?

4. What religion was the water carrier that Desplein knew as a young man?

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

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