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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. Where is the water carrier from that Desplein treats?
(a) Munich.
(b) Switzerland.
(c) Auvergne.
(d) Nice.
2. While Julian is out hunting one day, what animal gains the power to speak to him?
(a) A lion.
(b) A moose.
(c) A stag.
(d) A bear.
3. Who are Julian's parents in "The Legend of St. Julian Hospitaler"?
(a) A King and Queen.
(b) A peasant couple.
(c) A Baron and Barroness.
(d) A Lord and Lady of a castle.
4. What happened to the water carrier that Desplein knew as a young man?
(a) He was banished for religious beliefs.
(b) He died.
(c) He was hung.
(d) He was put in prison.
5. What does Desplein claim the human body lacks?
(a) A soul.
(b) A heart.
(c) An ethical mind.
(d) A memory.
Short Answer Questions
1. Upon finding Earth, what does Micromegas think is the dominant life-form on Earth?
2. According to the talking animal's prophecy, who will Julian kill?
3. What is the little boy who is laying in the grass looking at?
4. Who does Jean Bridelle meet in the garden?
5. To what does the narrator compare Desplein?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did the curse of the stag come to be true in "The Legend of St. Julian Hospitaler?"
2. In "The Rope," why did the mother of the boy who committed suicide come to the narrator's home?
3. In "The Mass of the Atheist," why was the famous French surgeon Desplein's death upsetting, even for his enemies?
4. Why was Micromegas impressed by the secretary of the Academy of Saturn?
5. How does Jean Bridelle describe the nursery?
6. Explain the prophecy and circumstances about his future that Julian's father heard.
7. According to Jean Bridelle, in "Minuet," what is the most violent grief a man and mother can bear?
8. Why was Micromegas condemned?
9. What does the garden mean for the old couple in "Minuet?"
10. Who cursed Julian? Why?
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