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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who pays for the masses that Desplein attends?

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

4. How long has the Saturnian, who accompanies Micromegas on his journey, been married?

5. What does Desplein answer when his student questions his belief and actions?

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