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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Gargantua: Chapters 36-56 and Almanac (p. 322-387).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose defeat does Carpalim announce to the city in Pantagruel: Chapter Twenty-one?
(a) Epistemon's
(b) Janotus'.
(c) King Anarch's.
(d) Solomon's.

2. What does Gargantua accidentally swallow the six pilgrims with in Gargantua: Chapter Thirty-six?
(a) Garlic.
(b) Lettuce.
(c) Tomatoes.
(d) Onions.

3. What does the midwife administer to Gargantua's mother when she goes into labor?
(a) A pain killer.
(b) A poison.
(c) Milk.
(d) A constrictive.

4. What does Gargantua's father ask him to do by letter in Gargantua: Chapter Twenty-six?
(a) Go to London.
(b) Go to church.
(c) Come home.
(d) Go to Paris.

5. What is the name of Pantagruel's mother?
(a) Badebec.
(b) Cepola.
(c) Gargantua.
(d) Abbaye.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many generations of Pantagruel's genealogy are described in Pantagruel: Chapter One?

2. Pantagruel: Dixain was written by whom?

3. Whose reputation grows after winning the dispute against the Englishman in Pantagruel: Chapter Fourteen?

4. In Gargantua: Chapter Thirty-one, le Comte Spandassaino and Captain Squirt use what to convince Picrochole to attack the cities and fortresses of Utopia?

5. Who does Grandgousier summon in Gargantua: Chapter Thirty-seven?

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