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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1 of Essays : Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What century did Montaigne live in?
(a) The 12th.
(b) The 16th.
(c) The 18th.
(d) The 14th.

3. In one of Montaigne's stories, the man named Parmenio has to awaken whom?
(a) Caesar Augustus.
(b) Hannibal.
(c) Julius Caesar.
(d) Alexander the Great.

4. How many terms did Montaigne serve in office in Bordeaux?
(a) Seven.
(b) Five.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

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?
(a) Leeching.
(b) Cauterizing.
(c) Stitching.
(d) Blood-letting.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What social class was Montaigne born into?

3. The civil wars that occurred in Montaigne's country during his early years as an adult were primarily fought over what issues?

4. Montaigne suggests that most war horses were not what?

5. Montaigne says that extra time is often allotted to prepare war horses for what?

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