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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book of Essays 2 : Chapter 8,.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Montaigne states that his method for discussing the book that is the topic of Book 2 of Essays: Chapter 7, Essay #12 is based on the writings of what philosopher?
(a) Josephus.
(b) Sophocles.
(c) Socrates.
(d) St. Thomas Aquinas.

4. In one of Montaigne's stories about mercy, what position does Conrad hold?
(a) Captain.
(b) General.
(c) Emperor.
(d) King.

5. How is Raymond Sebond related to the unusual book that Montaigne translated?
(a) He wrote it.
(b) He criticized it roundly.
(c) He tried to censor it.
(d) He published it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Near the end of Book 2 of Essays: Chapter 8, Montaigne discusses means of what type?

2. How many terms did Montaigne serve in office in Bordeaux?

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

4. Montaigne says that he feels what way with regards to knowing one individual who was brought back to Christianity due to the arguments in the book he discusses in Book 2 of Essay's: Chapter 7?

5. About what percentage of Bordeaux's population died as a result of the major disease that hit it while Montaigne was in office there?

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