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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 3, Essay #10, Montaigne says that the people he discusses view scars as marks of what?
(a) Experience.
(b) Bravery.
(c) Beauty.
(d) Strength.

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

3. Montaigne acknowledges that it is less of a vice to lie in order to avoid which of the following?
(a) Embarrassment.
(b) Appearing ignorant.
(c) Rudeness.
(d) Awkwardness.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What position was Montaigne commissioned to in Bordeaux?

2. How does Montaigne say that father's generally view the flaws of their sons?

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

4. What subject does the first introduction for this book cover?

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

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