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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. Montaigne responds to an argument that it is useless to defend Christianity from what standpoint?
(a) Empiricism.
(b) Rationality.
(c) Historical analysis.
(d) Divine inspiration.

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

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

4. What century did Montaigne live in?
(a) The 14th.
(b) The 18th.
(c) The 12th.
(d) The 16th.

5. The civil wars that occurred in Montaigne's country during his early years as an adult were primarily fought over what issues?
(a) Class issues.
(b) Religious issues.
(c) Issues of loyalty.
(d) Economic issues.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What character trait does Montaigne say are specifically brought about by a particular treatment of children by parents?

3. In one of Montaigne's stories about mercy, what position does Conrad hold?

4. Montaigne suggests that most war horses were not what?

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

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