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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. What language was the unusual book that Montaigne's father came into possession of written in?
(a) Spanish.
(b) Latin.
(c) French.
(d) Italian.

2. What city-state in Greece was notable for supporting a matriarchal society for a long time in Greece?
(a) Sparta.
(b) Crete.
(c) Athens.
(d) Thebes.

3. In Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 3, Essay #48, Montaigne discusses an unusual rule instituted by knights of what nation?
(a) Spain.
(b) Italy.
(c) France.
(d) Germany.

4. Montaigne describes how soldiers sometimes do what in desperate times?
(a) Drink the blood of their horses.
(b) Eat their horses.
(c) Trade their war horses for normal mounts.
(d) Sell their horses and armor.

5. In what month did Montaigne arrive in Rome?
(a) June.
(b) September.
(c) November.
(d) March.

Short Answer Questions

1. In one of Montaigne's stories, the people who have a kind of social experiment performed on them are what?

2. How prevalent were matriarchal societies in Europe at Montaigne's time?

3. What does Montaigne believe about action and words?

4. The historical essay near the end of Book 2 of Essays centers around what ancient civilization?

5. What type of argument does Montaigne make regarding the book that he discusses in Book 2 of Essays: Chapter 7, Essay #12?

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