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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Gargantua: Introduction, To Readers, Prologue of the Author and Chapters 1-17 (p. 195-261).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many generations of Pantagruel's genealogy are described in Pantagruel: Chapter One?
(a) Sixty.
(b) Eight.
(c) Ten.
(d) Two.

2. What does Gargantua's father exclaim upon Gargantua's birth?
(a) "Che-mien-au-ju"
(b) "Que-grant-tu-as!"
(c) "Que-petit-tu-as."
(d) "Oh-la-la."

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

4. What leader does Pantagruel challenge to single combat in Pantagruel: Chapter Nineteen?
(a) Solomon.
(b) Carpalim.
(c) Loup Garou.
(d) King Anarch.

5. Pantagruel: Introduction explains that this is the first edition of "Pantagruel" which was dated when?
(a) 1522 or 1523.
(b) 1515 or 1516.
(c) 1531 or 1532.
(d) 1513 or 1514.

Short Answer Questions

1. What position is offered to Pantagruel in Pantagruel: Chapter Ten?

2. Where is Pantagruel sent to study in Pantagruel: Chapter 5?

3. For how long is Gargantua's mother pregnant with Gargantua?

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

5. Where does Pantagruel send Carpalim in Pantagruel: Chapter Twenty-one?

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