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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. What story made Maupassant famous?
(a) "Fort comme la mort".
(b) "Boule de Suif".
(c) "Bel-Ami".
(d) "Deux Amis".

2. What does Jean Bridelle compare the nursery in Luxembourg to?
(a) The sweet smile of an old lady.
(b) The lush rainforests of the Amazon.
(c) The purring of a lion.
(d) The unscavenged North Sentinel Island.

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

4. To whom does the narrator in "The Old Clown" compare those yelling out "witticisms and jokes of a solid heavy humor"?
(a) Phaedrus.
(b) Tasso.
(c) Jean Chapelain.
(d) Moliere.

5. What is Thomas Aquinas known for writing in "Micromegas"?
(a) "Interpretation of a Dream".
(b) "Utopia".
(c) "Summa Theologica".
(d) "The Human Soul".

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Desplein describe himself when his student questions him about attending mass?

2. In what year was "Minuet" first published?

3. What is the name of one of the philosophers that the men give to Micromegas in response to a human's soul?

4. What must Micromegas use to see life on Earth?

5. Where is the water carrier from that Desplein treats?

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