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

2. Montaigne suggests that it is difficult to do what with war horses?
(a) Train them.
(b) Breed them.
(c) Mount them.
(d) Tend them.

3. What subject does the first introduction for this book cover?
(a) Philosophy in general.
(b) Translation issues.
(c) The history of Europe.
(d) Montaigne himself.

4. Near the end of Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 3, Montaigne discusses two men who suffer from what?
(a) Hallucinations.
(b) Epilepsy.
(c) Suicidal thoughts.
(d) The plague.

5. Near the end of Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 3, the two men that Montaigne discusses are cured of their affliction through what?
(a) Blood-letting.
(b) Restful sleep.
(c) Introspection.
(d) Confession.

Short Answer Questions

1. What country did Montaigne's mother come from?

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

3. In Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 3, Essay #48, Montaigne discusses an unusual rule instituted by knights of what nation?

4. Montaigne says that extra time is often allotted to prepare war horses for what?

5. What subject does the first essay from Book 2 center on?

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