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

2. What religion was Montaigne raised in?
(a) Anglicanism.
(b) Lutheranism.
(c) Catholicism.
(d) Calvinism.

3. In Montaigne's story about the man leading a large number of troops, what moves the man to act with mercy?
(a) Monks praying in a church.
(b) A group of women about to kill themselves.
(c) Children praying for mercy.
(d) Three holdouts fighting bravely.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What language was this book originally written in?

4. What position was Montaigne commissioned to in Bordeaux?

5. What subject does the second introduction for this book cover?

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