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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) Syracuse.
(b) Jerusalem.
(c) Vienna.
(d) Athens.

2. 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) Scholar.
(b) Politician.
(c) Psychologist.
(d) Judge.

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

4. What decision does Conrad make in one of Montaigne's stories about mercy?
(a) To let the defeated enemy leader live.
(b) To release every tenth prisoner.
(c) To forgo a series of executions.
(d) To let the women and children go.

5. In one of Montaigne's stories, the people who have a kind of social experiment performed on them are what?
(a) Travelers.
(b) Beggars.
(c) Factory workers.
(d) Servants.

Short Answer Questions

1. Montaigne says that extra time is often allotted to prepare war horses for what?

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

3. What social class was Montaigne born into?

4. Near the end of Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 3, Montaigne discusses two men who suffer from what?

5. What treatment of children by parents does Montaigne cite as leading to specific character traits?

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