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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1 of Essays : Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Near the end of Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 3, the two men that Montaigne discusses are cured of their affliction through what?
(a) Confession.
(b) Restful sleep.
(c) Introspection.
(d) Blood-letting.

2. In Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 3, Essay #10, Montaigne says that the people he discusses view scars as marks of what?
(a) Beauty.
(b) Strength.
(c) Experience.
(d) Bravery.

3. 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.

4. While Montaigne was in office in Bordeaux, what system experienced major problems?
(a) The sewage system.
(b) The canal system.
(c) The aqueduct system.
(d) The highway system.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The civil wars that occurred in Montaigne's country during his early years as an adult were primarily fought over what issues?

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

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

4. In Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 2, Essay #3, what city do the soldiers who were allowed to escape go on to attack?

5. About what percentage of Bordeaux's population died as a result of the major disease that hit it while Montaigne was in office there?

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