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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) Religion.
(b) Drought.
(c) Economic booms.
(d) Warfare.

2. The historical essay near the end of Book 2 of Essays centers around what ancient civilization?
(a) The Egyptians.
(b) The Romans.
(c) The Persians.
(d) The Greeks.

3. Which of the following does NOT well-classify the quotations that Montaigne uses throughout his essays?
(a) Short.
(b) Inexplicable.
(c) Diverse.
(d) Numerous.

4. Montaigne suggests that all religions are essentially what?
(a) Equal.
(b) Ridiculous.
(c) Inconsistent.
(d) Defensible.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The noble who is discussed in Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 4, Essay #46 rules what region?

3. What philosopher did Montaigne believe to have been a major influence on the unusual book that he translated?

4. In Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 3, Essay #48, Montaigne discusses an unusual rule instituted by knights of what nation?

5. In Montaigne's story about the man leading a large number of troops, what moves the man to act with mercy?

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