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

2. The noble who is discussed in Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 4, Essay #46 organizes his dinner guests according to what?
(a) Wealth.
(b) Height.
(c) Area of land owned.
(d) Surname.

3. What social class was Montaigne born into?
(a) Foreign class.
(b) The merchant class.
(c) The commoner's class.
(d) The nobility.

4. Montaigne says that extra time is often allotted to prepare war horses for what?
(a) Training.
(b) Battle.
(c) Breeding.
(d) Shoeing.

5. Near the end of Book 2 of Essays: Chapter 8, Montaigne discusses how and whether what type of results should be brought about?
(a) Evil.
(b) Greedy.
(c) Good.
(d) Philanthropic.

Short Answer Questions

1. What language was the unusual book that Montaigne's father came into possession of written in?

2. The noble who is discussed in Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 4, Essay #46 rules what region?

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

4. What century did Montaigne live in?

5. What creature dose Montaigne discuss near the end of Book 2 of Essays: Chapter 7, Essay #12?

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