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

2. The unusual book that Montaigne's father came into possession of was written using the words endings from what language?
(a) Latin.
(b) Italian.
(c) Spanish.
(d) French.

3. What major disease hit Bordeaux while Montaigne was in office there?
(a) Influenza.
(b) Bubonic plague.
(c) Small pox.
(d) Typhus.

4. In Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 2, Montaigne describes how the prince of what region gained control over part of France?
(a) Normandy.
(b) Wales.
(c) Scotland.
(d) England.

5. Montaigne suggests that deceit requires a great deal of what?
(a) Memory.
(b) Intelligence.
(c) Bravery.
(d) Tenacity.

Short Answer Questions

1. Montaigne suggests that all religions are essentially what?

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

3. Montaigne says that he could never do what with respect to his father?

4. The philosopher that Montaigne quotes on the subject of authority believes that authority is most secure when derived from what source?

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

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