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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. How does Bakhtin interpret the relevance of the cries of Paris to Renaissance France?
(a) The cries suggest a deep discontent in the Parisian populace.
(b) The cries combine the reality of practical life with festive utopian universalism.
(c) The cries negate the revitalization of the marketplace.
(d) The cries were the people's only method of exchanging ideas.

2. How does Friar John interpret the riddle he and Gargantua hear?
(a) As a promise of winter floods and summer drought.
(b) As an indication of his own increasing wealth.
(c) As a representation of a tennis match.
(d) As a promise of Armageddon and the return of Christ.

3. The core images of the prologue of _Gargantua_ are:
(a) Scenes of travel and journeys.
(b) Scenes of eating and drinking.
(c) Scenes of pious worship.
(d) Scenes of violence.

4. In the Fourth Book, why does Villon set a trap for Tappecoue (or "Ticklepecker")?
(a) Tappecoue stole a large sum of money from Villon.
(b) Tappecoue insulted Villon's family.
(c) Tappecoue refused to lend Villon vestments for his play.
(d) Tappecoue refused to lie to the king about Villon's sacrilege.

5. According to Bakhtin, what is directly related to the oversized foods common at Renaissance feasts?
(a) Grotesque portrayals of the stomach, mouth, and genitals.
(b) Bodily restraint as a result of mind over matter.
(c) The swelling of religious fervor during holy days.
(d) The general health of a town's population.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which element of Shakespeare's dramas does Bakhtin see the overall theme of Rabelais' carnivalesque repeated?

2. Bakhtin asserts that in Rabelais' time, food and banquets always contained a sense of:

3. How is the figure of the king treated in Rabelais' writing?

4. What type of work did Rabelais often publish, especially for the fairs?

5. When did the Russian Revolution occur?

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