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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 Desplein renowned for in "The Mass of the Atheist"?
(a) Being a disbarred doctor.
(b) Being a famous eye doctor.
(c) Being the most unethical doctor in the land.
(d) Being an expert and skillfull surgeon.

2. What does Micromegas have to speak through to avoid hurting the humans' ears?
(a) A flower.
(b) A toothpick.
(c) A balloon.
(d) A pillow.

3. How does Micromegas respond to the "knowledge" of Thomas Aquinas' book?
(a) He cries.
(b) He becomes angry.
(c) He leaves immediately.
(d) He laughs.

4. Who does Micromegas first talk to about the existence of a human soul?
(a) Farmers.
(b) Prisoners.
(c) Philosophers.
(d) A priest.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Desplein do to honor the water carrier as a man?

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. How tall are the Saturnians in "Micromegas"?

5. What happened to the water carrier that Desplein knew as a young man?

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