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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 position was Montaigne commissioned to in Bordeaux?
(a) Ombudsman.
(b) Alderman.
(c) Mayor.
(d) Judge.

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

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

4. In Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 2, Essays #4 and #5, Montaigne says that many consider deceit to be an essential part of what?
(a) Warfare.
(b) Diplomacy.
(c) Life in general.
(d) Bargaining.

5. How does Montaigne say that father's generally view the flaws of their sons?
(a) They blow them out of proportion.
(b) They ignore them.
(c) They disapprove strongly of them.
(d) They can never disregard them.

Short Answer Questions

1. In one of Montaigne's stories, the man named Parmenio has to awaken whom?

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

3. What does Montaigne recommend to help a person develop self-awareness and uncensored thinking?

4. Montaigne acknowledges that it is less of a vice to lie in order to avoid which of the following?

5. In Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 3, Essay #10, Montaigne notes that the people he discusses tend to leave scars with what type of surgical procedure?

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