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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2 of Essays : Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Montaigne suggests that all religions are essentially what?
(a) Ridiculous.
(b) Equal.
(c) Defensible.
(d) Inconsistent.

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

3. In one of Montaigne's stories, the man named Parmenio has to awaken whom?
(a) Alexander the Great.
(b) Julius Caesar.
(c) Caesar Augustus.
(d) Hannibal.

4. 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?
(a) Blood-letting.
(b) Cauterizing.
(c) Leeching.
(d) Stitching.

5. Montaigne characterizes most of the "common people" as being what?
(a) Complacent.
(b) Followers.
(c) Faithless.
(d) Idiots.

Short Answer Questions

1. The unusual book that Montaigne's father came into possession of was written using the words endings from what language?

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

3. What religion did Montaigne's mother belong to?

4. What does Montaigne suggest is essential in order for a person to lead a good life?

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

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