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

2. What is the Emperor's name who Julian frees from the Muslims?
(a) Occitania.
(b) Ferdinand.
(c) Augustus.
(d) Dartanian.

3. What is wrong with the "gift" that Micromegas gives to the humans?
(a) It disappears when Micromegas leaves.
(b) It is broken.
(c) It is ruined.
(d) It is blank.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where was "Minuet" first published?

3. What did Desplein do to honor the water carrier as a man?

4. What does Desplein claim the human body lacks?

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

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