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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. What is the name of Desplein's brightest student?
(a) Michelle Brogiese.
(b) Patrick Mentaon.
(c) Horace Bianchon.
(d) Henre Vermaise.

2. What does Micromegas decide to do with his time of exile?
(a) Start a family.
(b) Travel the universe.
(c) Search for his family.
(d) Vacation on Mars only.

3. What did Desplein do to honor the water carrier as a man?
(a) Finished school for him.
(b) Published a world-renowned medical journal for him.
(c) Wrote a book for him.
(d) Established a mass for him.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What must Micromegas use to see life on Earth?

2. How tall is Micromegas?

3. Who does Micromegas first talk to about the existence of a human soul?

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

5. Upon finding Earth, what does Micromegas think is the dominant life-form on Earth?

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