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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. What philosopher did Montaigne believe to have been a major influence on the unusual book that he translated?
(a) Aristotle.
(b) Demosthenes.
(c) John Locke.
(d) St. Thomas Aquinas.

2. What decision does Conrad make in one of Montaigne's stories about mercy?
(a) To forgo a series of executions.
(b) To release every tenth prisoner.
(c) To let the women and children go.
(d) To let the defeated enemy leader live.

3. In Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 2, Essay #3, what city do the soldiers who were allowed to escape go on to attack?
(a) Athens.
(b) Syracuse.
(c) Jerusalem.
(d) Vienna.

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the time that Montaigne was engaged in his translation of the unusual book, what philosophy was gaining significant popularity?

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

3. Montaigne believes that not all vices are what?

4. In one of Montaigne's stories, the man named Parmenio has to awaken whom?

5. What philosopher does Montaigne quote briefly on the subject of authority?

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