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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. The civil wars that occurred in Montaigne's country during his early years as an adult were primarily fought over what issues?
(a) Issues of loyalty.
(b) Class issues.
(c) Economic issues.
(d) Religious issues.

2. Near the end of Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 3, Montaigne discusses two men who suffer from what?
(a) Epilepsy.
(b) Hallucinations.
(c) The plague.
(d) Suicidal thoughts.

3. About what percentage of Bordeaux's population died as a result of the major disease that hit it while Montaigne was in office there?
(a) Thirty.
(b) Fifty.
(c) Eighty.
(d) Ten.

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

5. In Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 2, Montaigne describes how the prince of what region gained control over part of France?
(a) England.
(b) Normandy.
(c) Wales.
(d) Scotland.

Short Answer Questions

1. Montaigne suggests that deceit requires a great deal of what?

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

3. Near the end of Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 3, the two men that Montaigne discusses are cured of their affliction through what?

4. What position was Montaigne commissioned to in Bordeaux?

5. In Montaigne's story about the man leading a large number of troops, what moves the man to act with mercy?

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