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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 religion does Desplein practice?
(a) Christianity.
(b) Buddhism.
(c) None; he is an atheist.
(d) Judaism.

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

3. Where does Julian make a name for himself while away from home?
(a) Africa.
(b) America.
(c) Asia.
(d) Europe.

4. What is the name of one of the philosophers that the men give to Micromegas in response to a human's soul?
(a) Darwin.
(b) Freud.
(c) Kant.
(d) Locke.

5. What does Desplein's student do when he follows Desplein into church?
(a) Goes into confession.
(b) Kneels by him.
(c) Tells the priest that Desplein does not belong in the church.
(d) Hides in the back of the church.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What nationality was Voltaire?

3. What does "une maniere de sentir" mean?

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

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

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