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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 says that he could never do what with respect to his father?
(a) Forget him.
(b) Speak poorly of him.
(c) Disobey him.
(d) Deny him.

2. Montaigne suggests that a kindly person goes through life inclined towards what?
(a) Virtue.
(b) Sloth.
(c) Further kindliness.
(d) Slow moral degradation.

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

4. Which philosopher does Montaigne most often quote?
(a) Locke.
(b) Terrence.
(c) Lucretius.
(d) Josephus.

5. Luther and Calvin were notable for helping to start what movement?
(a) The French revolution.
(b) The English civil war.
(c) The magna carta.
(d) The Protestant revolution.

Short Answer Questions

1. Montaigne suggests that it is difficult to do what with war horses?

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

3. The unusual book that Montaigne's father came into possession of was written using the words endings from what language?

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?

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

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