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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 valued it.
(b) He thought it was too expensive.
(c) He thought it was only for the middle class.
(d) He dismissed it.

2. How does Montaigne say that father's generally view the flaws of their sons?
(a) They ignore them.
(b) They blow them out of proportion.
(c) They can never disregard them.
(d) They disapprove strongly of them.

3. What religion was Montaigne raised in?
(a) Anglicanism.
(b) Lutheranism.
(c) Calvinism.
(d) Catholicism.

4. One argument that Montaigne responds to is the suggestion that the book he discusses does not demonstrate that Christianity is superior to what belief system?
(a) Animism.
(b) Paganism.
(c) Atheism.
(d) Deism.

5. What does Montaigne recommend to help a person develop self-awareness and uncensored thinking?
(a) Meditation.
(b) Solitude.
(c) Prayer.
(d) Morphine.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In Montaigne's story about the man leading a large number of troops, what moves the man to act with mercy?

4. What age does Montaigne recommend that males remain virgins until?

5. In Book 2 of Essays, Essay #11, Montaigne contrasts virtue with what?

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