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

2. What subject does the first introduction for this book cover?
(a) The history of Europe.
(b) Montaigne himself.
(c) Translation issues.
(d) Philosophy in general.

3. What method of governance dominated Europe in Montaigne's time?
(a) Feudalism.
(b) Parliamentary democracy.
(c) Constitutional monarchy.
(d) Dictatorship.

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

5. What religion was Montaigne raised in?
(a) Catholicism.
(b) Lutheranism.
(c) Calvinism.
(d) Anglicanism.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 3, Essay #10, Montaigne says that the people he discusses view scars as marks of what?

4. Near the end of Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 3, Montaigne discusses two men who suffer from what?

5. How many terms did Montaigne serve in office in Bordeaux?

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