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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. How is Raymond Sebond related to the unusual book that Montaigne translated?
(a) He published it.
(b) He wrote it.
(c) He criticized it roundly.
(d) He tried to censor it.

2. In Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 2, Montaigne describes how the prince of what region gained control over part of France?
(a) Wales.
(b) Normandy.
(c) England.
(d) Scotland.

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

4. The enemy that Conrad subdued in one of Montaigne's stories about mercy was from what nation?
(a) Lithuania.
(b) Sweden.
(c) Bavaria.
(d) Denmark.

5. What country did Montaigne's mother come from?
(a) Corsica.
(b) Spain.
(c) Italy.
(d) Morocco.

Short Answer Questions

1. About what percentage of Bordeaux's population died as a result of the major disease that hit it while Montaigne was in office there?

2. What creature dose Montaigne discuss near the end of Book 2 of Essays: Chapter 7, Essay #12?

3. Montaigne believes that not all vices are what?

4. What subject does the second introduction for this book cover?

5. Near the end of Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 3, Montaigne discusses two men who suffer from what?

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