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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 religion did Montaigne's mother belong to?
(a) Catholicism.
(b) Protestantism.
(c) Islam.
(d) Judaism.

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

3. In Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 2, Essay #3, what city do the soldiers who were allowed to escape go on to attack?
(a) Vienna.
(b) Syracuse.
(c) Jerusalem.
(d) Athens.

4. What decision does Conrad make in one of Montaigne's stories about mercy?
(a) To let the defeated enemy leader live.
(b) To release every tenth prisoner.
(c) To let the women and children go.
(d) To forgo a series of executions.

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. What explanation is given for the unusual rule that Montaigne discusses in Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 3, Essay #48?

2. What subject does the second introduction for this book cover?

3. In Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 3, Essay #10, Montaigne discussed the cultural practices of what people?

4. Luther and Calvin were notable for helping to start what movement?

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?

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