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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Where was the water carrier from that Desplein met when he was a young man?
(a) Blanchert.
(b) Auvergnat.
(c) Diesen.
(d) Switzerland.

5. Why is Desplein's student surprised by Desplein's actions toward the water carrier?
(a) Desplein takes the man's daughter as payment.
(b) Desplein does not charge him for treatment.
(c) Desplein overcharges the man for treatment.
(d) Desplein does not treat the man's true ailment.

6. Where does Julian make a name for himself while away from home?
(a) America.
(b) Europe.
(c) Africa.
(d) Asia.

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

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

9. What planet is Micromegas from?
(a) Saturn.
(b) Sympheraous.
(c) Sirius.
(d) Sinus.

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

11. In "The Rope," what did the storyteller ask of the parents of the boy?
(a) To let the boy marry his daughter and live with him.
(b) To let him have their son.
(c) To have them murder their son.
(d) To let the boy live with him and go to school.

12. Why is the minuet no longer performed?
(a) Because it has been banned.
(b) Because its original form has been forgotten.
(c) Because there are no more kings.
(d) Because it is only performed by master dancers.

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

14. 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.

15. According to the talking animal's prophecy, who will Julian kill?
(a) His parents.
(b) His father.
(c) His mother.
(d) His son.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the editor in "The Poor Boy's Toy", what idea does the narrator want to convey?

2. Who does Jean Bridelle meet in the garden?

3. What is Desplein renowned for in "The Mass of the Atheist"?

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

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

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