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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 treatment of children by parents does Montaigne cite as leading to specific character traits?
(a) Neglect.
(b) Violence.
(c) Apathy.
(d) Scolding.

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

3. In Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 2, Essay #3, what city do the soldiers who were allowed to escape go on to attack?
(a) Syracuse.
(b) Jerusalem.
(c) Vienna.
(d) Athens.

4. What country did Montaigne's mother come from?
(a) Corsica.
(b) Italy.
(c) Spain.
(d) Morocco.

5. What subject does the first essay from Book 2 center on?
(a) Vice.
(b) Human behavior.
(c) Virtues.
(d) Governance.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was unusual about what Gutenburg did with bibles?

2. The enemy that Conrad subdued in one of Montaigne's stories about mercy was from what nation?

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

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

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

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