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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1 of Essays : Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Montaigne say that father's generally view the flaws of their sons?
(a) They disapprove strongly of them.
(b) They blow them out of proportion.
(c) They ignore them.
(d) They can never disregard them.

2. While Montaigne was in office in Bordeaux, what system experienced major problems?
(a) The canal system.
(b) The sewage system.
(c) The aqueduct system.
(d) The highway system.

3. The enemy that Conrad subdued in one of Montaigne's stories about mercy was from what nation?
(a) Sweden.
(b) Bavaria.
(c) Denmark.
(d) Lithuania.

4. What subject does the first introduction for this book cover?
(a) Montaigne himself.
(b) Translation issues.
(c) The history of Europe.
(d) Philosophy in general.

5. What major disease hit Bordeaux while Montaigne was in office there?
(a) Influenza.
(b) Small pox.
(c) Typhus.
(d) Bubonic plague.

Short Answer Questions

1. In one of Montaigne's stories about mercy, what position does Conrad hold?

2. About what percentage of Bordeaux's population died as a result of the major disease that hit it while Montaigne was in office there?

3. What subject does the second introduction for this book cover?

4. In Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 3, Essay #10, Montaigne discussed the cultural practices of what people?

5. What decision does Conrad make in one of Montaigne's stories about mercy?

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