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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. The noble who is discussed in Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 4, Essay #46 holds a feast for whom?
(a) The nobles of France.
(b) English knights.
(c) Wealthy merchants.
(d) Priests and bishops.

2. In Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 3, Essay #10, Montaigne discussed the cultural practices of what people?
(a) The Egyptians.
(b) The Arabs.
(c) The Turks.
(d) The Jews.

3. In Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 3, Essay #10, Montaigne notes that the people he discusses tend to leave scars with what type of surgical procedure?
(a) Stitching.
(b) Cauterizing.
(c) Blood-letting.
(d) Leeching.

4. What character trait does Montaigne say are specifically brought about by a particular treatment of children by parents?
(a) Sadism.
(b) Indolence.
(c) Ignorance.
(d) Cowardice.

5. The enemy that Conrad subdued in one of Montaigne's stories about mercy was from what nation?
(a) Denmark.
(b) Bavaria.
(c) Sweden.
(d) Lithuania.

Short Answer Questions

1. About what percentage of Bordeaux's population died as a result of the major disease that hit it while Montaigne was in office there?

2. In one of Montaigne's stories about mercy, what position does Conrad hold?

3. What century did Montaigne live in?

4. In Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 3, Essay #10, Montaigne says that the people he discusses view scars as marks of what?

5. Montaigne suggests that most war horses were not what?

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