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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Travel Journal : Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Montaigne responds to an argument that it is useless to defend Christianity from what standpoint?
(a) Rationality.
(b) Empiricism.
(c) Historical analysis.
(d) Divine inspiration.

2. What ancient writer does Montaigne discuss near the beginning of Book 3 of Essays: Chapter 11?
(a) Terrence.
(b) Pliny.
(c) Josephus.
(d) Cato.

3. In one of Montaigne's stories, the people who have a kind of social experiment performed on them are what?
(a) Beggars.
(b) Travelers.
(c) Servants.
(d) Factory workers.

4. The philosopher that Montaigne quotes on the subject of authority believes that authority is most secure when derived from what source?
(a) Skill.
(b) Divine right.
(c) Power.
(d) Friendship.

5. What factor tends to restrict the conditions for women?
(a) Warfare.
(b) Economic booms.
(c) Drought.
(d) Religion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What philosopher did Montaigne believe to have been a major influence on the unusual book that he translated?

2. What advantage does Montaigne say that women have in entering into marriage?

3. Who was the target audience of the social experiment that Montaigne discusses near the end of Book 2 of Essays: Chapter 8?

4. What language was this book originally written in?

5. Why did Montaigne write his travel journals?

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