Rabelais and His World Quiz | Two Week Quiz A

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Rabelais and His World Quiz | Two Week Quiz A

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, Chapter 3 - Popular-Festive Forms.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The combination of solemnity and joking in the tone of the Prologue to the Third Book indicates:
(a) The importance and necessity of laughter.
(b) The complex explanation of the Prologue to the readers.
(c) The opinion that humor must be subordinate to seriousness.
(d) The confusion the author experiences with this combination.

2. Why was Rabelais linked so closely to the Lyon fairs?
(a) The organizers of the fairs in Lyon banned Rabelais from attending them.
(b) Rabelais was a performing clown for several years in these fairs.
(c) Rabelais was a chief organizer of these fairs.
(d) Lyon fairs represented one of the largest markets for publishing.

3. Rabelais' description of Alcibiades reflects:
(a) The abuse/praise dynamics of the marketplace.
(b) The good/evil dichotomy of mankind.
(c) The idea that ancient philosophies were incorrect.
(d) The image of Rabelais himself.

4. Bakhtin considers "thrashing" ambivalent, rather than strictly negative, because:
(a) The one who is thrashed explicitly agrees to the act.
(b) The act of thrashing is done to punish the individual.
(c) The one who is thrashed is also decorated and celebrated.
(d) The act of thrashing is done out of kindness.

5. Clowns and fools are:
(a) Everyday representatives of the folk and of Carnival.
(b) Present only at large fairs or gatherings.
(c) Prisoners forced to entertain others.
(d) Restricted to entertaining the royal court.

Short Answer Questions

1. Did the "unofficial" and "official" forms of speech ever coincide?

2. In Rabelais' time, the word "drum" and the act of drumming connoted:

3. Why are Rabelais' billingsgate elements considered "coarse and cynical" by most scholars?

4. What repressive organization was Bakhtin forced to join in order to continue writing?

5. What significant thing did translators of Rabelais' work add to their translations?

(see the answer key)

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