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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. In one of Montaigne's stories, the people who have a kind of social experiment performed on them are what?
(a) Travelers.
(b) Servants.
(c) Beggars.
(d) Factory workers.

2. Montaigne describes how soldiers sometimes do what in desperate times?
(a) Sell their horses and armor.
(b) Trade their war horses for normal mounts.
(c) Eat their horses.
(d) Drink the blood of their horses.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. In Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 2, Essays #4 and #5, Montaigne says that many consider deceit to be an essential part of what?

3. Montaigne characterizes most of the "common people" as being what?

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

5. How prevalent were matriarchal societies in Europe at Montaigne's time?

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