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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book of Essays 3 : Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Montaigne believes that not all vices are what?
(a) Evil.
(b) Harmful.
(c) Equal.
(d) Unjustified.

2. Montaigne recommends that men not marry until they reach what age?
(a) 30.
(b) 40.
(c) 34.
(d) 25.

3. The noble who is discussed in Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 4, Essay #46 rules what region?
(a) France.
(b) Wales.
(c) Luxembourg.
(d) Normandy.

4. Montaigne says that a fabricated storyline must be what?
(a) Unremarkable.
(b) Predictable.
(c) Ordinary.
(d) Consistent.

5. How many terms did Montaigne serve in office in Bordeaux?
(a) Five.
(b) One.
(c) Two.
(d) Seven.

Short Answer Questions

1. Montaigne characterizes most of the "common people" as being what?

2. What types of things does Montaigne believe cannot be repented for?

3. What language was the unusual book that Montaigne's father came into possession of written in?

4. 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?

5. Which of the following does NOT well-classify the quotations that Montaigne uses throughout his essays?

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