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

2. What does Montaigne admit about himself in the essay in Book 2 of Essays, "Of Repentance"?
(a) He has sinned consistently.
(b) He does not think complete repentance is possible.
(c) He does not repent for all of his sins.
(d) He is not perfect.

3. What language was the unusual book that Montaigne's father came into possession of written in?
(a) Italian.
(b) Latin.
(c) Spanish.
(d) French.

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

5. Who is the father of the noble who is discussed in Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 4, Essay #46?
(a) King Phillip of Spain.
(b) King Henry II of England.
(c) King Ferdinand of Normandy.
(d) King Gustav of Germany.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The noble who is discussed in Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 4, Essay #46 rules what region?

3. The noble who is discussed in Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 4, Essay #46 organizes his dinner guests according to what?

4. What did Christ teach about the treatment of women?

5. What abstract concept does Montaigne say he would not marry?

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