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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. In Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Thirty-six, Pantagruel summons the marines aboard his vessels, Colonel Poke-Banger and who?

2. Who does Pantagruel suggest Panurge seek the advice of in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Nineteen?

3. Who says in the Fifth Book of Pantagruel, "in this world, there are more bollocks than men"?

4. Who sent the ship in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Three to report on Pantagruel's circumstances?

5. Where do Pantagruel and his men see the hairy tribe of Procureers and Chicanous?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Panurge buy a sheep from in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Six? What incident follows?

2. Who does Pantagruel convince Panurge to see in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Nineteen?

3. What is described of Gaster in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapters Fifty-nine and Sixty?

4. What islands does Pantagruel pass in Fifth Book of Pantagruel: Chapters Nine through Eleven?

5. What do Pantagruel and his men find on Ringing Island in Fifth Book of Pantagruel: Chapters One and Two?

6. Where is Pantagruel in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter One? Where does he depart?

7. Who discusses the Decretals with Pantagruel? What is related of them?

8. What leads Pantagruel and Panurge to the Dive Bouteille?

9. When was the Fourth Book of Pantagruel written? What introductions precede it?

10. What do Pantagruel and his men find on the Island of Papefigues?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the life and works of Francois Rabelais. What style was the author known for? What formats did he write in other than novels?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Describe the character of Pantagruel and identify the characteristics which make him the protagonist of the novel. What qualities does Pantagruel exhibit?

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