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

2. What major disease hit Bordeaux while Montaigne was in office there?
(a) Small pox.
(b) Influenza.
(c) Bubonic plague.
(d) Typhus.

3. Montaigne says that a fabricated storyline must be what?
(a) Unremarkable.
(b) Consistent.
(c) Ordinary.
(d) Predictable.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. While Montaigne was in office in Bordeaux, what system experienced major problems?

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

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

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

5. What does Montaigne say about how bad a vice lying is in general?

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