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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 city-state in Greece was notable for supporting a matriarchal society for a long time in Greece?
(a) Thebes.
(b) Athens.
(c) Crete.
(d) Sparta.

2. What decision does Conrad make in one of Montaigne's stories about mercy?
(a) To let the defeated enemy leader live.
(b) To release every tenth prisoner.
(c) To forgo a series of executions.
(d) To let the women and children go.

3. Which ancient Greek philosopher had a great affect on Montaigne?
(a) Aristotle.
(b) Socrates.
(c) Sophocles.
(d) Plato.

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) Politician.
(b) Scholar.
(c) Judge.
(d) Psychologist.

5. What types of things does Montaigne believe cannot be repented for?
(a) Intentional murders.
(b) Violent crimes.
(c) Blasphemies.
(d) Things outside of one's control.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was unusual about what Gutenburg did with bibles?

2. What does the unusual rule Montaigne discusses in Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 3, Essay #48 stipulate?

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

4. In one of Montaigne's stories about mercy, what position does Conrad hold?

5. Luther and Calvin were notable for helping to start what movement?

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