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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 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.

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 let the women and children go.
(d) To forgo a series of executions.

3. Near the end of Book 2 of Essays: Chapter 8, Montaigne discusses means of what type?
(a) Evil.
(b) Violent.
(c) Good.
(d) Morally grey.

4. Who was the target audience of the social experiment that Montaigne discusses near the end of Book 2 of Essays: Chapter 8?
(a) The upper class.
(b) The nobility.
(c) The working class.
(d) The aristocracy.

5. In Book 2 of Essays, Essay #11, Montaigne contrasts virtue with what?
(a) Cruelty.
(b) Vice.
(c) Permissiveness.
(d) Kindness.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What explanation is given for the unusual rule that Montaigne discusses in Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 3, Essay #48?

3. The noble who is discussed in Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 4, Essay #46 holds what position?

4. Who is the father of the noble who is discussed in Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 4, Essay #46?

5. What does Montaigne believe about action and words?

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