Gargantua and Pantagruel Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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Gargantua and Pantagruel Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who addresses Gargantua to explain the importance of the bells in Gargantua: Chapter Eighteen?

2. What does Pantagruel cover his men with from the rain in Pantagruel: Chapter Twenty-two?

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

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

5. What does Panurge cease to wear in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Seven?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Gargantua build in Gargantua: Chapter Fifty? Why?

2. Who does Pantagruel challenge to combat in Pantagruel: Chapter Nineteen? What is the conclusion of the battle?

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

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

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

6. Where is Pantagruel sent in Pantagruel: Chapter Five? What are his impressions of study?

7. Why is Braggart killed? Who kills him?

8. What did Rabelais write in his "Pantagrueline Prognostication for 1533"? What did he assure the reader?

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

10. What does Gargantua attempt to devote himself to in Gargantua: Chapter Twenty? Who assists him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Marguerite de Navarre and the system of patrons during Rabelais' time, as well as the significance of the evangelicals and orthodoxy presented in the introductions to the Third Book of Pantagruel. What treatise of Lucian's is cited and why?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the allusions to Virgil, Lucian, Plato and Cicero in the narrative. Why does Pantagruel suggest Panurge refer to Virgil for his answer about marriage?

Essay Topic 3

Describe some examples of symbolism, metaphor and simile in the narrative and analyze the meaning implied by each. How do these symbols relate to the themes of the novel?

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