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

2. In one of Montaigne's stories about mercy, what position does Conrad hold?
(a) Captain.
(b) Emperor.
(c) General.
(d) King.

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) Jerusalem.
(b) Vienna.
(c) Athens.
(d) Syracuse.

4. In one of Montaigne's stories, the man named Parmenio has to awaken whom?
(a) Alexander the Great.
(b) Hannibal.
(c) Julius Caesar.
(d) Caesar Augustus.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What social class was Montaigne born into?

3. What decision does Conrad make in one of Montaigne's stories about mercy?

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

5. In Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 2, Essays #4 and #5, Montaigne says that many consider deceit to be an essential part of what?

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