View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book of Essays 2 : Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What language was the unusual book that Montaigne's father came into possession of written in?
(a) French.
(b) Italian.
(c) Spanish.
(d) Latin.

2. At the time that Montaigne was engaged in his translation of the unusual book, what philosophy was gaining significant popularity?
(a) Predestination.
(b) Lutheranism.
(c) Calvinism.
(d) Empiricism.

3. The noble who is discussed in Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 4, Essay #46 holds what position?
(a) Regent.
(b) Prince.
(c) King.
(d) Duke.

4. In one of Montaigne's stories, the man who performs a kind of social experiment on people of a lower social station had what profession?
(a) Psychologist.
(b) Scholar.
(c) Politician.
(d) Judge.

5. The noble who is discussed in Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 4, Essay #46 organizes his dinner guests according to what?
(a) Height.
(b) Wealth.
(c) Area of land owned.
(d) Surname.

Short Answer Questions

1. What scholar is quoted in the opening of Book 2 of Essays: Essay #1?

2. What was Montaigne's father's opinion on education?

3. In Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 2, Essay #3, what city do the soldiers who were allowed to escape go on to attack?

4. The "truth" that Montaigne speaks of in the essay in Book 2 of Essays, "Of Repentance" is best described as what?

5. The enemy that Conrad subdued in one of Montaigne's stories about mercy was from what nation?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 228 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample