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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1 of Essays : Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The noble who is discussed in Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 4, Essay #46 holds a feast for whom?
(a) Priests and bishops.
(b) English knights.
(c) The nobles of France.
(d) Wealthy merchants.

3. Montaigne says that a fabricated storyline must be what?
(a) Predictable.
(b) Consistent.
(c) Ordinary.
(d) Unremarkable.

4. What social class was Montaigne born into?
(a) Foreign class.
(b) The commoner's class.
(c) The merchant class.
(d) The nobility.

5. In Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 2, Montaigne describes how the prince of what region gained control over part of France?
(a) Wales.
(b) Normandy.
(c) Scotland.
(d) England.

Short Answer Questions

1. In one of Montaigne's stories, the man named Parmenio has to awaken whom?

2. What subject does the first introduction for this book cover?

3. What religion was Montaigne raised in?

4. The noble who is discussed in Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 4, Essay #46 holds what position?

5. Luther and Calvin were notable for helping to start what movement?

(see the answer key)

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