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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. In Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 2, Montaigne describes how the prince of what region gained control over part of France?
(a) England.
(b) Wales.
(c) Scotland.
(d) Normandy.

2. What major disease hit Bordeaux while Montaigne was in office there?
(a) Small pox.
(b) Influenza.
(c) Typhus.
(d) Bubonic plague.

3. What decision does Conrad make in one of Montaigne's stories about mercy?
(a) To forgo a series of executions.
(b) To let the defeated enemy leader live.
(c) To let the women and children go.
(d) To release every tenth prisoner.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Montaigne says that a fabricated storyline must be what?

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

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

4. Luther and Calvin were notable for helping to start what movement?

5. What does the unusual rule Montaigne discusses in Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 3, Essay #48 stipulate?

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