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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the Lord of Basche contrive to bring Catchpoles to his castle?
(a) By celebrating mock weddings.
(b) By giving away his possessions.
(c) By celebrating Mass.
(d) By offering people absolution from their sins.

2. In the Prologue of the Third Book, to which contemporary events does Rabelais allude?
(a) The Norman Invasion.
(b) The defense of France against Charles V.
(c) The Black Death.
(d) The defeat of the French and Spanish fleets by Admiral Nelson.

3. During Bakhtin's time, what genre was being closely defined by the Soviet government?
(a) The lyric.
(b) The biography.
(c) The novel.
(d) The epic poem.

4. Which answer best describes "grotesque realism"?
(a) The tone of the writing is always dark, Gothic, and depressing.
(b) The author's focus must be on bodily gore, blood, death, and dying.
(c) The writing must strive to be as mathematically or geometrically accurate as possible in its descriptions.
(d) The bodily element is universal, celebratory, positive, and exaggerated.

5. Why are Rabelais' billingsgate elements considered "coarse and cynical" by most scholars?
(a) Many scholars believe that Rabelais himself was bitter from publication disputes.
(b) Many scholars interpret them only in a modern context.
(c) The Latin derivations of his scatological vocabulary mean "cynical."
(d) These elements express a deep distrust of contemporary society.

Short Answer Questions

1. The figure of the Physician in the Fourth Book is closely connected with:

2. How does Rabelais accomplish the grotesque degradation of his target in the prologue to the Third Book?

3. How is the Rabelaisian use of tripe an excellent example of grotesque realism?

4. What does young Gargantua study in order to become acquainted with the common folk?

5. What is a "marketplace spectacle"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Bakhtin interpret the prologue of _Pantagruel_?

2. How does Rabelais describe the human body in the context of grotesque realism?

3. Why do modern readers find it difficult to read Rabelais' novel?

4. What do Bakhtin's examples of Rabelais' tales of extraordinary urination have in common?

5. What role do oaths and profanities fill in Rabelais' novel?

6. What is important about the figure of the physician in Rabelais' novel?

7. Why does Bakhtin state that in Rabelais' novel everyday kitchen implements and foods have an intrinsic value?

8. How does the marketplace become an indicator of folk culture in general?

9. Describe the Renaissance student writings.

10. What was the general perception of laughter in the Renaissance?

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