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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. Where does Julian make a name for himself while away from home?
(a) America.
(b) Asia.
(c) Europe.
(d) Africa.

2. How many times a year does Desplein attend church?
(a) 8.
(b) 12.
(c) 24.
(d) 4.

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

4. What religion was the water carrier that Desplein knew as a young man?
(a) Athiest.
(b) Buddist.
(c) Catholic.
(d) Methodist.

5. How does Desplein describe himself when his student questions him about attending mass?
(a) He is externally religious but internally atheistic.
(b) He is a freak of biblical proportions.
(c) He is a religiously confused man with a God-owned soul.
(d) He is externally atheistic but internally religious.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long is Micromegas' term of exile?

2. What does Julian's wife convince him to do?

3. While Julian is out hunting one day, what animal gains the power to speak to him?

4. What religion does Desplein practice?

5. How does Micromegas respond to the "knowledge" of Thomas Aquinas' book?

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