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

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

3. Montaigne says that extra time is often allotted to prepare war horses for what?
(a) Battle.
(b) Training.
(c) Breeding.
(d) Shoeing.

4. What does the unusual rule Montaigne discusses in Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 3, Essay #48 stipulate?
(a) Knights may never ride mules.
(b) Knight must always pray before crossing a river.
(c) Knights should never sleep facing East.
(d) Knights should always carry a crucifix.

5. Montaigne's model for the rhetoric in his work is best described as what?
(a) Condescending.
(b) Ancient.
(c) Aggressive.
(d) Modern.

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. The historical essay near the end of Book 2 of Essays centers around what ancient civilization?

3. Book 3 of Essays contains how many essays?

4. In one of Montaigne's stories, the people who have a kind of social experiment performed on them are what?

5. Which philosopher does Montaigne most often quote?

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