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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What factor tends to restrict the conditions for women?
(a) Economic booms.
(b) Warfare.
(c) Religion.
(d) Drought.

2. In Montaigne's story about the man leading a large number of troops, what moves the man to act with mercy?
(a) Monks praying in a church.
(b) Three holdouts fighting bravely.
(c) Children praying for mercy.
(d) A group of women about to kill themselves.

3. Most of the essays that follow Book 2 of Essays, Essay #12, Apology to Raymond Sebond center on what subject?
(a) Thought and reasoning.
(b) Democracy and Republics.
(c) Morality and ethics.
(d) Governance.

4. What was Montaigne's father's opinion on education?
(a) He thought it was only for the middle class.
(b) He dismissed it.
(c) He valued it.
(d) He thought it was too expensive.

5. What major factor significantly diminished the place of women in Britain?
(a) Christianity.
(b) Metal smithing.
(c) Coastal trade.
(d) The Magna Carta.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 2, Essays #4 and #5, Montaigne says that many consider deceit to be an essential part of what?

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

3. In Book 2 of Essays, Essay #11, Montaigne contrasts virtue with what?

4. What does Montaigne believe about action and words?

5. What city-state in Greece was notable for supporting a matriarchal society for a long time in Greece?

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