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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Legend of St. Julian Hospitaler by Gustave Flaubert.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the prophecy that Julian's father hears about his son's future?
(a) He will kill him to take control of the estate.
(b) He will become a petty thief.
(c) He will be a great ruler and conqueror.
(d) He will kill the King and marry the Queen.

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

3. What does Julian's wife convince him to do?
(a) Kill her father, the Emperor.
(b) Have a son.
(c) Hunt.
(d) Find his parents.

4. What is the name of one of the philosophers that the men give to Micromegas in response to a human's soul?
(a) Darwin.
(b) Locke.
(c) Freud.
(d) Kant.

5. What is Thomas Aquinas known for writing in "Micromegas"?
(a) "Summa Theologica".
(b) "The Human Soul".
(c) "Utopia".
(d) "Interpretation of a Dream".

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the water carrier from that Desplein met when he was a young man?

2. What has happened to Julian's parents since he left them and married?

3. What nationality was Voltaire?

4. Who tells Julian's mother of the prophecy of her son?

5. What does Julian do for the leper that he comes across at his job?

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