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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 philosopher does Montaigne quote briefly on the subject of authority?
(a) Hume.
(b) Descartes.
(c) Terence.
(d) Locke.

2. About what percentage of Bordeaux's population died as a result of the major disease that hit it while Montaigne was in office there?
(a) Fifty.
(b) Eighty.
(c) Thirty.
(d) Ten.

3. What social class was Montaigne born into?
(a) The merchant class.
(b) The commoner's class.
(c) The nobility.
(d) Foreign class.

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

5. What character trait does Montaigne say are specifically brought about by a particular treatment of children by parents?
(a) Indolence.
(b) Cowardice.
(c) Sadism.
(d) Ignorance.

Short Answer Questions

1. What major disease hit Bordeaux while Montaigne was in office there?

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

3. What does Montaigne suggest is essential in order for a person to lead a good life?

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

5. Near the end of Book 2 of Essays: Chapter 8, Montaigne discusses how and whether what type of results should be brought about?

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