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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. About what percentage of Bordeaux's population died as a result of the major disease that hit it while Montaigne was in office there?
(a) Thirty.
(b) Fifty.
(c) Eighty.
(d) Ten.

2. What was unusual about what Gutenburg did with bibles?
(a) He distributed them for free.
(b) He sold them to non-Christians.
(c) He printed them in common languages.
(d) He interpreted them in a new way.

3. The noble who is discussed in Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 4, Essay #46 holds what position?
(a) Prince.
(b) Duke.
(c) King.
(d) Regent.

4. Near the end of Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 3, the two men that Montaigne discusses are cured of their affliction through what?
(a) Blood-letting.
(b) Restful sleep.
(c) Confession.
(d) Introspection.

5. In Montaigne's story about the man leading a large number of troops, what moves the man to act with mercy?
(a) Children praying for mercy.
(b) Three holdouts fighting bravely.
(c) Monks praying in a church.
(d) A group of women about to kill themselves.

Short Answer Questions

1. Near the end of Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 3, Montaigne discusses two men who suffer from what?

2. While Montaigne was in office in Bordeaux, what system experienced major problems?

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

4. What century did Montaigne live in?

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

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