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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Travel Journal : Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What major city is Montaigne headed to in the journeys described in Travel Journal: Chapter 13?
(a) Barcelona.
(b) Rome.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Tours.

2. What factor tends to restrict the conditions for women?
(a) Drought.
(b) Economic booms.
(c) Religion.
(d) Warfare.

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

4. Near the end of Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 3, the two men that Montaigne discusses are cured of their affliction through what?
(a) Introspection.
(b) Blood-letting.
(c) Confession.
(d) Restful sleep.

5. The noble who is discussed in Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 4, Essay #46 holds what position?
(a) Duke.
(b) Prince.
(c) King.
(d) Regent.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which language, besides Latin, did Montaigne hear the mass given in during the holiday mass he observed at Saint Peter's?

2. Montaigne describes how soldiers sometimes do what in desperate times?

3. Who was the target audience of the social experiment that Montaigne discusses near the end of Book 2 of Essays: Chapter 8?

4. The philosopher that Montaigne quotes on the subject of authority believes that authority is most secure when derived from what source?

5. Montaigne discusses how a man named Clesius was promoted to what rank?

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