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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Return of the Prodigal Son by Andre Gide.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Claudel die in "The Death of Judas"?
(a) February 1955.
(b) December 1890.
(c) June 1784.
(d) April 1903.

2. Who designed the statue of Jupiter in "The Death of Judas"?
(a) Etruscan.
(b) Raphael.
(c) Polyclitus.
(d) Michelangelo.

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

4. How long did Gide spend writing "The Return of the Prodigal Son"?
(a) One month.
(b) Two days.
(c) Two years.
(d) Two weeks.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Desplein do to honor the water carrier's soul?

2. What story made Judas want to hide?

3. What does "hic et nunc" mean?

4. What happens when Julian is practicing the javelin?

5. In "The Return of the Prodigal Son", how does Gide describe his literary work?

(see the answer key)

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