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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to the garden in "Minuet"?
(a) It has been turned into a church.
(b) It has been demolished.
(c) It is still the same as it was two years before.
(d) It has been turned into a dance studio.

2. How tall are the Saturnians in "Micromegas"?
(a) 6,000 feet tall.
(b) 60,000 feet tall.
(c) 60 feet tall.
(d) 600 feet tall.

3. What is laying on the grass next to the boy behind the iron gate?
(a) His nanny.
(b) A dead bird.
(c) A beautiful dog.
(d) A magnificent toy.

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

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

6. What does Julian's wife convince him to do?
(a) Find his parents.
(b) Hunt.
(c) Have a son.
(d) Kill her father, the Emperor.

7. What does Julian do for the leper that he comes across at his job?
(a) Hangs him by a fishing net.
(b) Gives him everything that he has.
(c) Drowns him.
(d) Shuns him.

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

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

10. When did Baudelaire die?
(a) 1815.
(b) 1919.
(c) 1508.
(d) 1867.

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

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

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

14. Who does Jean Bridelle meet in the garden?
(a) A Russian dancer.
(b) A madame from Nice.
(c) A former dancing master from the Opera.
(d) An Irish dancer.

15. 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 died.
(d) He was banished for religious beliefs.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Jean Bridelle?

2. How does Micromegas respond to the "knowledge" of Thomas Aquinas' book?

3. What does Micromegas have to speak through to avoid hurting the humans' ears?

4. What is Thomas Aquinas known for writing in "Micromegas"?

5. What is Jean Bridelle's most cherished pleasure?

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