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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Micromegas exiled from his home planet?
(a) For adulterous behaviors.
(b) For murder.
(c) For stealing.
(d) For writing a book.

2. What is the name of Desplein's brightest student?
(a) Michelle Brogiese.
(b) Horace Bianchon.
(c) Patrick Mentaon.
(d) Henre Vermaise.

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

4. What is the profession of the person described in "The Rope"?
(a) A writer.
(b) A painter.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A musician.

5. What does Desplein do to honor the water carrier's soul?
(a) Plants trees.
(b) Prays to God.
(c) Keeps a garden.
(d) Helps others in need.

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

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

8. Who tells Julian's mother of the prophecy of her son?
(a) An oracle.
(b) God.
(c) A homeless beggar.
(d) A strange hermit.

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

10. Why are adults celebrating in "The Old Clown"?
(a) Because it is a time to celebrate work.
(b) Because it is a time to celebrate sacrifice.
(c) Because it is a time of new births.
(d) Because it is a time to forget one's troubles.

11. What does Jean Bridelle compare the borders of small trees to?
(a) Rows of schoolboys.
(b) A cemetery.
(c) A field of wildflowers.
(d) Flocks of birds.

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

13. 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 freak of biblical proportions.
(d) He is a religiously confused man with a God-owned soul.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to the garden in "Minuet"?

2. What happened to the water carrier that Desplein knew as a young man?

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

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

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

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