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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. Luther and Calvin were notable for helping to start what movement?
(a) The French revolution.
(b) The magna carta.
(c) The Protestant revolution.
(d) The English civil war.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 2, Essays #4 and #5, Montaigne says that many consider deceit to be an essential part of what?

3. In Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 3, Essay #10, Montaigne says that the people he discusses view scars as marks of what?

4. Montaigne describes how soldiers sometimes do what in desperate times?

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

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