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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 was Montaigne's father's opinion on education?
(a) He dismissed it.
(b) He thought it was only for the middle class.
(c) He thought it was too expensive.
(d) He valued it.

2. What creature dose Montaigne discuss near the end of Book 2 of Essays: Chapter 7, Essay #12?
(a) The rat.
(b) The hedgehog.
(c) The raccoon.
(d) The mole.

3. What factor tends to restrict the conditions for women?
(a) Warfare.
(b) Economic booms.
(c) Drought.
(d) Religion.

4. How prevalent were matriarchal societies in Europe at Montaigne's time?
(a) There were only a few such societies.
(b) Such societies were secretive and small.
(c) None existed.
(d) Only England practiced this social order.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The noble who is discussed in Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 4, Essay #46 organizes his dinner guests according to what?

3. Montaigne specifically suggests that mastering what desire is a good example of virtue?

4. Who was the target audience of the social experiment that Montaigne discusses near the end of Book 2 of Essays: Chapter 8?

5. Montaigne characterizes his parents' treatment of him as which of the following?

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