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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15, Chapter 6 - Images of the Material Bodily Lower Stratum.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Bakhtin asserts that man introduces the world to himself primarily through which act?
(a) Observing nature.
(b) Eating.
(c) Sexual intercourse.
(d) Conversation.

2. Bakhtin notes that two of the most commonly combined themes in Medieval popular literature relating to monks are:
(a) Gluttony and desire.
(b) Piety and cruelty.
(c) Envy and greed.
(d) Sex and death.

3. According to Schneegans, what is the grotesque in art?
(a) A portrait that has been defaced.
(b) A spoken-word performance involving violent acts.
(c) A caricature that has reached exaggerated dimensions.
(d) A representation of an otherworldly object.

4. When did the Russian Revolution occur?
(a) 1936.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1850.
(d) 1917.

5. Did the "unofficial" and "official" forms of speech ever coincide?
(a) Yes, except for religious holidays.
(b) Yes, especially during festivals.
(c) No, except during times of war.
(d) No, both forms of speech were highly regulated.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bakhtin argue is the relationship between the death of Tappecoue and the episode of the Catchpoles?

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

3. Why, according to Bakhtin, is Rabelais' parody of the Church not considered heresy?

4. What style does Bakhtin find the prologue of _Pantagruel_ to be written in?

5. How does Bakhtin define the episode involving Villon and Tappecoue?

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