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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Third Book of Pantagruel: Introduction, Rabelais to Mind of the Queen of Navarre, the King's Privilege, Prologue and Chapters 1-13 (p. 389-461).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What position does Ulrich Gallet hold in Gargantua?
(a) Master of Petitions.
(b) Mayor.
(c) Prime Minister.
(d) Merchant of the year.

2. Who does Grandgousier summon in Gargantua: Chapter Thirty-seven?
(a) Gargantua.
(b) Frere Jean.
(c) Jean Audeau.
(d) Panurge.

3. What does the name Pantagruel mean?
(a) All love.
(b) All thirst.
(c) Giant man.
(d) Cruel leader.

4. Who claims that many monks are lazy in Gargantua: Chapter Thirty-eight?
(a) Solomon.
(b) King Picrochole the Third.
(c) Gargantua.
(d) Frere Jean.

5. 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"?
(a) Anarch.
(b) Solomon.
(c) Panurge.
(d) Thaumaste.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who brings an action against the Sorbonnists in court in Gargantua: Chapter Nineteen?

2. What occupation does Seraphin Calobarsy hold?

3. What is the name of Gargantua's father?

4. What does Grandgousier give to each pilgrim for their journey in Gargantua: Chapter Forty-three?

5. Pantagruel: Dixain was written by whom?

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