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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 religion did Montaigne's mother belong to?
(a) Judaism.
(b) Protestantism.
(c) Islam.
(d) Catholicism.

2. In Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 3, Essay #48, Montaigne discusses an unusual rule instituted by knights of what nation?
(a) Italy.
(b) France.
(c) Spain.
(d) Germany.

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

4. In Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 2, Essays #4 and #5, Montaigne says that many consider deceit to be an essential part of what?
(a) Life in general.
(b) Warfare.
(c) Bargaining.
(d) Diplomacy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Near the end of Book 2 of Essays: Chapter 8, Montaigne discusses means of what type?

2. Montaigne suggests that a kindly person goes through life inclined towards what?

3. Which of the following does NOT well-classify the quotations that Montaigne uses throughout his essays?

4. Montaigne's father asked him to translate the unusual book discussed in Book 2 of Essays: Essay #12 into what language?

5. What decision does Conrad make in one of Montaigne's stories about mercy?

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