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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 did the water carrier do for Desplein when they met?
(a) Told Desplein that he would never amount to anything.
(b) Paid for one meal.
(c) Turned Desplein in because he was wanted by the police.
(d) Paid his rent.

2. Where does Micromegas finally find human life-forms?
(a) A ship.
(b) A submarine.
(c) A school.
(d) A prison.

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

4. What does Julian do for the leper that he comes across at his job?
(a) Shuns him.
(b) Drowns him.
(c) Gives him everything that he has.
(d) Hangs him by a fishing net.

5. Who pays for the masses that Desplein attends?
(a) The church's priest.
(b) His mother.
(c) His father.
(d) Desplein.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What nationality was Voltaire?

4. Where does Julian make a name for himself while away from home?

5. What does Micromegas decide to do with his time of exile?

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