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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 says that the ancient writer that he discusses near the beginning of Book 3 of Essays: Chapter 11 is extremely what?
(a) Versatile.
(b) Conservative.
(c) Progressive.
(d) Intelligent.

2. Book 3 of Essays contains how many essays?
(a) Thirteen.
(b) Five.
(c) Fifty.
(d) Twenty.

3. In what month did the first part of Montaigne's journey start?
(a) July.
(b) January.
(c) September.
(d) April.

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

5. Montaigne says that women know more than men about what?
(a) Love.
(b) The fields.
(c) Everything.
(d) Housework.

Short Answer Questions

1. The unusual book that Montaigne's father came into possession of was written using the words endings from what language?

2. 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?

3. In Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 3, Essay #10, Montaigne says that the people he discusses view scars as marks of what?

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

5. Montaigne suggests that it is difficult to do what with war horses?

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