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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who among Pantagruel's men has his neck slit in Pantagruel: Chapter Nineteen?
(a) Almyrodes.
(b) Loup Garou.
(c) Carpalim.
(d) Epistemon.

2. Where does Pantagruel's army march to take the entire kingdom by force in Pantagruel: Chapter Twenty-one?
(a) Amaurots.
(b) Paris.
(c) The Isle of Ennasin.
(d) Dipsodia.

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

4. Whose reputation grows after winning the dispute against the Englishman in Pantagruel: Chapter Fourteen?
(a) Frere Jean's.
(b) Panurge's.
(c) Thaumaste's.
(d) Gargantua's.

5. What is the name of the abbey built by Gargantua in Gargantua: Chapter Fifty?
(a) Abbey or the King.
(b) Abbey of the Ottomans.
(c) Abbey of the Thelemites.
(d) Abbey of the Turks.

Short Answer Questions

1. It is written in Gargantua: Chapter Twenty-two that Gargantua spent rainy days attending what?

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

3. Who does King Picrochole send to patrol in Gargantua: Chapter Forty-one?

4. Who does Pantagruel assign the castellany of Salmagundi in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Two?

5. What plagues Africa during Pantagruel's birth?

Short Essay Questions

1. When was Gargantua written? What does To Readers suggest about the text?

2. To whom is Pantagruel compared in Pantagruel: Chapter Ten? What office is offered him and why does he refuse it?

3. What argument do Panurge and Pantagruel have about money in the Third Book of Pantagruel?

4. Who does Pantagruel meet in Pantagruel: Chapter Nine? How is this character described?

5. Who does Gargantua accidentally swallow in Gargantua: Chapter Thirty-six?

6. What land does Pantagruel subdue in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter One? Who does he give Salmaguni to?

7. What does King Picrochole do for revenge in Gargantua: Chapter Forty?

8. What is stated about the style and time period of the Third Book of Pantagruel in the Introduction?

9. What is sent to Gargantua in Gargantua: Chapter Fifteen? What does he do with the gift?

10. Who does Panurge attempt to seduce in Pantagruel: Chapter Fourteen? What is his response?

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