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

2. In Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 3, Essay #48, Montaigne discusses an unusual rule instituted by knights of what nation?
(a) France.
(b) Spain.
(c) Germany.
(d) Italy.

3. Montaigne suggests that it is difficult to do what with war horses?
(a) Breed them.
(b) Train them.
(c) Tend them.
(d) Mount them.

4. The enemy that Conrad subdued in one of Montaigne's stories about mercy was from what nation?
(a) Denmark.
(b) Sweden.
(c) Lithuania.
(d) Bavaria.

5. In Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 3, Essay #10, Montaigne says that the people he discusses view scars as marks of what?
(a) Strength.
(b) Experience.
(c) Beauty.
(d) Bravery.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

3. What method of governance dominated Europe in Montaigne's time?

4. In one of Montaigne's stories, the man named Parmenio has to awaken whom?

5. The noble who is discussed in Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 4, Essay #46 rules what region?

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