Rabelais and His World Quiz Questions | Quiz: Book 1, Rabelais & His World : Chapter 1, Foreward to Chapter 12, Chapter 4 - Banquet Imagery & Chapter 5 - The Grotesque Image of the Body and Its Sources

Quiz: Book 1, Rabelais & His World : Chapter 1, Foreward to Chapter 12, Chapter 4 - Banquet Imagery & Chapter 5 - The Grotesque Image of the Body and Its Sources

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

Directions: Circle the correct answer.

1. Bakhtin associates Friar John's beating of the men with:
a) Juvenalian satires of public figures.
b) Market vendors who assault non-paying customers.
c) The last charge of Charlemagne.
d) The Dionysian feast of the grape harvest.

2. How does Bakhtin interpret Rabelais' term "agelast"?
a) It is a person who delights in causing pain to others.
b) It is a person who is hostile to laughter or who does not know how to laugh.
c) It is the person who brings up the rear of the great Carnival...
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