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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2 of Essays : Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was unusual about what Gutenburg did with bibles?
(a) He distributed them for free.
(b) He interpreted them in a new way.
(c) He sold them to non-Christians.
(d) He printed them in common languages.

2. What does Montaigne say about how bad a vice lying is in general?
(a) It is not as bad as most believe.
(b) It is not necessarily a vice.
(c) It is unavoidable.
(d) It is worse than it may seem.

3. What subject does the first essay from Book 2 center on?
(a) Governance.
(b) Virtues.
(c) Vice.
(d) Human behavior.

4. The noble who is discussed in Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 4, Essay #46 holds what position?
(a) Duke.
(b) King.
(c) Prince.
(d) Regent.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Montaigne acknowledges that it is less of a vice to lie in order to avoid which of the following?

2. What major disease hit Bordeaux while Montaigne was in office there?

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

4. The philosopher that Montaigne quotes on the subject of authority believes that authority is most secure when derived from what source?

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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