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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What nationality was Voltaire?
(a) French.
(b) English.
(c) American.
(d) Dutch.

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

3. What does Desplein answer when his student questions his belief and actions?
(a) That they balance completely.
(b) That they do not balance.
(c) That it is not for him to judge him.
(d) That it is none of his business.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How tall are the Saturnians in "Micromegas"?

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

3. Who is Maupassant's godfather?

4. What happens when Julian is practicing the javelin?

5. Who does Jean Bridelle meet in the garden?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Micromegas condemned?

2. Why is Micromegas' name appropriate?

3. Explain the prophecy and circumstances that Julian's mother heard of his future in "The Legend of St. Julian Hospitaler."

4. What does Jean Bridelle see the old man doing in the garden?

5. Why is Horace surprised that Desplein attended a mass?

6. In "The Mass of the Atheist," why was the famous French surgeon Desplein's death upsetting, even for his enemies?

7. Explain the prophecy and circumstances about his future that Julian's father heard.

8. According to "The Poor Boy's Toy," how do rich children differ from poor ones?

9. How does Jean Bridelle describe the nursery?

10. Describe the circumstances surrounding Julian's first murder.

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