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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Minuet by Guy de Maupassant.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is the minuet no longer performed?
(a) Because its original form has been forgotten.
(b) Because there are no more kings.
(c) Because it has been banned.
(d) Because it is only performed by master dancers.

2. Why is Desplein's student surprised by Desplein's actions toward the water carrier?
(a) Desplein does not treat the man's true ailment.
(b) Desplein overcharges the man for treatment.
(c) Desplein takes the man's daughter as payment.
(d) Desplein does not charge him for treatment.

3. What happens to Julian's parents while they are sleeping in his wife's bed?
(a) The Emperor kills them.
(b) Julian kills them.
(c) Julian's wife kills them.
(d) Julian's brother-in-law kills them.

4. What must Micromegas use to see life on Earth?
(a) Special eyeglasses.
(b) A magnifying glass.
(c) A microscope.
(d) A drop of water.

5. What does Julian vow never to do after hearing the talking animal's prophecy?
(a) Leave his mother's side.
(b) Hunt.
(c) Love.
(d) Leave his father's side.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is wrong with the "gift" that Micromegas gives to the humans?

2. What "gift" does Micromegas give to the humans he encounters?

3. What happens when Julian is practicing the javelin?

4. What is Desplein renowned for in "The Mass of the Atheist"?

5. Where does Micromegas finally find human life-forms?

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