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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Travel Journal : Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What language was the unusual book that Montaigne's father came into possession of written in?
(a) Spanish.
(b) Italian.
(c) Latin.
(d) French.

2. Montaigne says that he feels what way with regards to knowing one individual who was brought back to Christianity due to the arguments in the book he discusses in Book 2 of Essay's: Chapter 7?
(a) Disappointed.
(b) Unsurprised.
(c) Proud.
(d) Shocked.

3. What holiday was Montaigne able to observe at Saint Peter's in Rome?
(a) All Saint's Day.
(b) Easter.
(c) No holiday.
(d) The Assumption of the Virgin Mary.

4. In what month did Montaigne arrive in Rome?
(a) June.
(b) March.
(c) November.
(d) September.

5. Who was the target audience of the social experiment that Montaigne discusses near the end of Book 2 of Essays: Chapter 8?
(a) The nobility.
(b) The upper class.
(c) The working class.
(d) The aristocracy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Montaigne writes that people from what nation were often relied upon to establish and maintain social order?

2. What was Montaigne's father's opinion on education?

3. What major city is Montaigne headed to in the journeys described in Travel Journal: Chapter 13?

4. Montaigne believes that not all vices are what?

5. What major disease hit Bordeaux while Montaigne was in office there?

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