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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. Montaigne recommends that men not marry until they reach what age?
(a) 25.
(b) 30.
(c) 34.
(d) 40.

2. Montaigne acknowledges that it is less of a vice to lie in order to avoid which of the following?
(a) Awkwardness.
(b) Appearing ignorant.
(c) Embarrassment.
(d) Rudeness.

3. How many terms did Montaigne serve in office in Bordeaux?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) Seven.
(d) Five.

4. Who is the father of the noble who is discussed in Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 4, Essay #46?
(a) King Gustav of Germany.
(b) King Henry II of England.
(c) King Phillip of Spain.
(d) King Ferdinand of Normandy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The noble who is discussed in Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 4, Essay #46 organizes his dinner guests according to what?

2. What does Montaigne recommend to help a person develop self-awareness and uncensored thinking?

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?

4. Montaigne describes how soldiers sometimes do what in desperate times?

5. In one of Montaigne's stories, the man named Parmenio has to awaken whom?

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