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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Legend of St. Julian Hospitaler", who is the leper in reality?
(a) HIs brother.
(b) Satan.
(c) His father.
(d) Jesus Christ.

2. According to the book, where were Baudelaire's most remarkable poems published?
(a) "Blanche Carte".
(b) "Les Fluers du Mal".
(c) "La Revue des Deux Mondes".
(d) "De Noire Pomme de Terre".

3. What does Micromegas have to speak through to avoid hurting the humans' ears?
(a) A toothpick.
(b) A balloon.
(c) A flower.
(d) A pillow.

4. Who is Maupassant's godfather?
(a) Heredia.
(b) Zola.
(c) Daudet.
(d) Flaubert.

5. What happened to the water carrier that Desplein knew as a young man?
(a) He was hung.
(b) He was put in prison.
(c) He was banished for religious beliefs.
(d) He died.

6. What must Micromegas use to see life on Earth?
(a) A magnifying glass.
(b) A microscope.
(c) Special eyeglasses.
(d) A drop of water.

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

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

9. How long is Micromegas' term of exile?
(a) 80 years.
(b) 800 years.
(c) 800,000 years.
(d) 8,000 years.

10. According to "Minuet", what is the most violent loss a man can feel?
(a) The loss of a father.
(b) The loss of a mother.
(c) The loss of a child.
(d) The loss of his wife.

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

12. Who tells Julian's father of the prophecy of his son?
(a) An angel.
(b) A homeless hermit.
(c) A demon.
(d) A strange beggar.

13. According to the narrator in "The Poor Boy's Toy", what have children learned to do?
(a) Love unintentionally.
(b) Distrust man.
(c) Boast.
(d) Trust everyone.

14. According to Jean Bridelle in "Minuet", what is responsible for his emotion?
(a) His imagination.
(b) The loss of his son.
(c) The loss of his father.
(d) Happiness.

15. What "gift" does Micromegas give to the humans he encounters?
(a) A painting.
(b) A book.
(c) A locket.
(d) A special mirror.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Jean Bridelle, in the beginning of "Minuet", what has he seen at close range?

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

3. To whom does the narrator in " The Old Clown" compare the muscle men to?

4. Where was the water carrier from that Desplein met when he was a young man?

5. Upon finding Earth, what does Micromegas think is the dominant life-form on Earth?

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