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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. What was Montaigne's opinion of Arnaud du Tihl?
(a) That he was a liar.
(b) That he was remarkable.
(c) That he was immoral.
(d) That he was moral.

2. Why were witnesses brought to the impostor before the trial?
(a) To observe the impostor's reaction.
(b) He had a right to try to talk them out of it.
(c) To say hello.
(d) He had a right to question their character.

3. Jean de Coras is believed to have been a supporter of what religion?
(a) Buddist.
(b) Protestant.
(c) Christian.
(d) Catholic.

4. In Chapter 10, Jean de Coras calls Bertrande _______________ in the identity theft of Martin Guerre.
(a) A defendant.
(b) An accomplice.
(c) A victim.
(d) A martyr.

5. Which of the following was evidence presented in the second trial?
(a) Martin's journal.
(b) Martin's picture.
(c) Physical dissimilarities between Martin and the impostor.
(d) The impostor's birth certificate.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of the many arguments made about the people involved in the Martin Guerre case, what argument was made about Bernarde du Tilh?

2. Toulouse was the _______ of the province of Languedoc.

3. When face to face with the real Martin, how many of Martin's sisters recognized him?

4. Jean de Coras was a well known lecturer of what kind of law?

5. How did the impostor's brothers respond when asked to come to the court to testify?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the dedications in Coras' books help him career-wise?

2. The author says Montainge was too hard on Coras. Why?

3. Coras was a romantic. Give an example of one of his romantic gestures.

4. In Coras' "comitragic" version of "Arrest Memorable" he wrote that a woman doing what she pleased with her body is worse than what the impostor did. What did he mean?

5. Though Coras was Protestant by the time he wrote" Arrest Memorable," why was the book received so well by Catholics?

6. What did Martin say when Bertrande said everyone was fooled by the impostor?

7. Given that three people said they recognized the impostor even after he'd been living with Bertrande, do you think he would have eventually been exposed?

8. Why was Bertrande's testimony the most important? Why didn't the judges consider she might lie?

9. Why does Coras describe Martin's arrival, "Like a miracle."

10. Why did the impostor ask the judge to move Bertrande away from Pierre in Chapter 7?

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