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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) The history of Europe.
(b) Montaigne himself.
(c) Philosophy in general.
(d) Translation issues.

2. The noble who is discussed in Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 4, Essay #46 rules what region?
(a) France.
(b) Luxembourg.
(c) Wales.
(d) Normandy.

3. The noble who is discussed in Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 4, Essay #46 organizes his dinner guests according to what?
(a) Wealth.
(b) Surname.
(c) Area of land owned.
(d) Height.

4. The noble who is discussed in Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 4, Essay #46 holds a feast for whom?
(a) Wealthy merchants.
(b) Priests and bishops.
(c) English knights.
(d) The nobles of France.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Montaigne say about how bad a vice lying is in general?

2. Montaigne acknowledges that it is less of a vice to lie in order to avoid which of the following?

3. What was unusual about what Gutenburg did with bibles?

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

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

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