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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. To what does the narrator compare Desplein?
(a) A clown.
(b) A farmer.
(c) An actor.
(d) A horse.

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

3. What happened to the water carrier that Desplein knew as a young man?
(a) He was banished for religious beliefs.
(b) He was put in prison.
(c) He died.
(d) He was hung.

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

5. How tall is Micromegas?
(a) 12 feet tall.
(b) 120 feet tall.
(c) 120,000 feet tall.
(d) 1,200 feet tall.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Micromegas decide to do with his time of exile?

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