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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. 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) Diplomacy.
(b) Bargaining.
(c) Life in general.
(d) Warfare.

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

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

4. What does Montaigne say about how bad a vice lying is in general?
(a) It is unavoidable.
(b) It is not necessarily a vice.
(c) It is worse than it may seem.
(d) It is not as bad as most believe.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What century did Montaigne live in?

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 one of Montaigne's stories about mercy, what position does Conrad hold?

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

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

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