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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 suggests that deceit requires a great deal of what?
(a) Intelligence.
(b) Bravery.
(c) Tenacity.
(d) Memory.

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

3. The civil wars that occurred in Montaigne's country during his early years as an adult were primarily fought over what issues?
(a) Class issues.
(b) Issues of loyalty.
(c) Economic issues.
(d) Religious issues.

4. What does Montaigne say about how bad a vice lying is in general?
(a) It is not necessarily a vice.
(b) It is unavoidable.
(c) It is worse than it may seem.
(d) It is not as bad as most believe.

5. What social class was Montaigne born into?
(a) Foreign class.
(b) The merchant class.
(c) The commoner's class.
(d) The nobility.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

3. Montaigne recommends that men not marry until they reach what age?

4. The noble who is discussed in Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 4, Essay #46 holds a feast for whom?

5. Montaigne doubts affection that is based on what?

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