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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 happens when Julian is practicing the javelin?
(a) He almost kills his mother.
(b) He almost kills his son.
(c) He almost kils himself.
(d) He almost kills his father.

2. 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 religiously confused man with a God-owned soul.
(c) He is a freak of biblical proportions.
(d) He is externally atheistic but internally religious.

3. What "gift" does Micromegas give to the humans he encounters?
(a) A special mirror.
(b) A locket.
(c) A painting.
(d) A book.

4. How long has the Saturnian, who accompanies Micromegas on his journey, been married?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 100 years.
(c) 10,000 years.
(d) 1,000 years.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What religion was the water carrier that Desplein knew as a young man?

2. What is the prophecy that Julian's father hears about his son's future?

3. What planet is Micromegas from?

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

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

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