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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 suggests that most war horses were not what?
(a) Well-bred.
(b) Disciplined.
(c) Tame.
(d) Sane.

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

3. In one of Montaigne's stories, the man who performs a kind of social experiment on people of a lower social station had what profession?
(a) Politician.
(b) Psychologist.
(c) Judge.
(d) Scholar.

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

5. Near the end of Book 2 of Essays: Chapter 8, Montaigne discusses means of what type?
(a) Good.
(b) Violent.
(c) Morally grey.
(d) Evil.

Short Answer Questions

1. What decision does Conrad make in one of Montaigne's stories about mercy?

2. What position was Montaigne commissioned to in Bordeaux?

3. Montaigne suggests that all religions are essentially what?

4. Montaigne suggests that the difference between a man and an animal is less than the difference between a man and what?

5. The noble who is discussed in Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 4, Essay #46 holds what position?

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