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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. To what does the narrator compare Desplein?
(a) An actor.
(b) A horse.
(c) A clown.
(d) A farmer.

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

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

4. What is Thomas Aquinas known for writing in "Micromegas"?
(a) "Interpretation of a Dream".
(b) "The Human Soul".
(c) "Summa Theologica".
(d) "Utopia".

5. To whom does the narrator in " The Old Clown" compare the muscle men to?
(a) Orangutans.
(b) Marionettes.
(c) Whippets.
(d) Inflated balloons.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Desplein claim the human body lacks?

2. What is the prophecy that Julian's mother hears about her son's future?

3. How is Jean Bridelle looked upon by others?

4. Why is the minuet no longer performed?

5. According to the book, where were Baudelaire's most remarkable poems published?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did the narrator shun the boy in "The Rope?"

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

4. Describe how Desplein saw the earth.

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

6. What do the men on the ship tell Micromegas and the Saturnian their time is spent doing?

7. What was Desplein's first selfless act that Horace witnessed?

8. What does the garden mean for the old couple in "Minuet?"

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

10. According to the old couple, what is the minuet?

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