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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pantagruel: Chapters 18-23, Pantagrueline Prognostication for 1533 and Prefaces to Almanacs for 1533 and 1535 (p. 133-194).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Pantagruel: Prologue, the author compared the novel to what literary genre?
(a) Medieval romances.
(b) Non-fiction.
(c) Medieval war tales.
(d) Medieval fairy tales.

2. With whose wisdom is Pantagruel's compared in Pantagruel: Chapter Ten?
(a) Moses.
(b) Jesus.
(c) Mohammed.
(d) Solomon.

3. How many knights approach Pantagruel's vessel in Pantagruel: Chapter Sixteen?
(a) 660.
(b) 1,200.
(c) 550.
(d) 2,600.

4. Who summons the inhabitants of the city to set fire to the Dipsodes' camp in Pantagruel: Chapter Eighteen?
(a) Loup Garou.
(b) Rabelais.
(c) Carpalim.
(d) King Anarch.

5. Who does Panurge dress as a crier of green sauce in order to settle him into a trade in Pantagruel: Chapter Twenty-one?
(a) Janotus.
(b) Epistemon.
(c) Solomon.
(d) King Anarch.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Pantagruel's mother?

2. What leader does Pantagruel challenge to single combat in Pantagruel: Chapter Nineteen?

3. What does Pantagruel intend to have a look at with his friend in Pantagruel: Chapter Eleven?

4. Of whom is it written, "if ever there was such a one in Paris, a felon, a cheat, a tippler, a loafer, a scrounger, but that apart, the nicest young lad in the world"?

5. What does Pantagruel's father compose for Pantagruel's mother after his birth?

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