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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Jean Bridelle, in the beginning of "Minuet", what has he seen at close range?
(a) Loss.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Sadness.
(d) War.

2. What is Desplein renowned for in "The Mass of the Atheist"?
(a) Being an expert and skillfull surgeon.
(b) Being a disbarred doctor.
(c) Being a famous eye doctor.
(d) Being the most unethical doctor in the land.

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

4. According to "Minuet", what is the most violent loss a mother can feel?
(a) The loss of a sibling.
(b) The loss of a parent.
(c) The loss of a child.
(d) The loss of a spouse.

5. Who pays for the masses that Desplein attends?
(a) His mother.
(b) His father.
(c) The church's priest.
(d) Desplein.

6. In what year was "Minuet" first published?
(a) 1942.
(b) 1687.
(c) 1882.
(d) 1774.

7. How is Jean Bridelle looked upon by others?
(a) As a heretic.
(b) As a skeptic.
(c) As a philosopher.
(d) As a murderer.

8. Where is Maupassant from?
(a) Netherlands.
(b) Normandy.
(c) Norway.
(d) Nepal.

9. Where was "Minuet" first published?
(a) Almanach des Muses.
(b) Journal des débats.
(c) Le Gaulois.
(d) L'Infini.

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

11. What does Desplein claim the human body lacks?
(a) A heart.
(b) A memory.
(c) A soul.
(d) An ethical mind.

12. Why are people sprawled everywhere in "The Old Clown"?
(a) It is the celebration of "El Día de los Muertos".
(b) It is "The Day of St. Thorlakur".
(c) It is a feast day.
(d) It is a public beach.

13. Who are Julian's parents in "The Legend of St. Julian Hospitaler"?
(a) A King and Queen.
(b) A Baron and Barroness.
(c) A peasant couple.
(d) A Lord and Lady of a castle.

14. What happened to the boy while the storyteller from "The Rope" was away on business?
(a) He stabbed his parents.
(b) He cleaned the entire house.
(c) He hung himself.
(d) He ran away.

15. What is the prophecy that Julian's mother hears about her son's future?
(a) He will kill his father and marry her.
(b) He will kill her.
(c) He will be a great war hero.
(d) He will be a saint.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the profession of the person described in "The Rope"?

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

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

4. In "The Rope," what did the boy's mother want to see at the storyteller's home?

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

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