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

2. What religion was Montaigne raised in?
(a) Catholicism.
(b) Anglicanism.
(c) Lutheranism.
(d) Calvinism.

3. Montaigne suggests that what element of child-rearing common in his own time is not necessary?
(a) Strollers.
(b) Pacifiers.
(c) Swaddling clothes.
(d) A crib.

4. What scholar is quoted in the opening of Book 2 of Essays: Essay #1?
(a) Kant.
(b) Hume.
(c) Smith.
(d) Terrence.

5. About what percentage of Bordeaux's population died as a result of the major disease that hit it while Montaigne was in office there?
(a) Ten.
(b) Thirty.
(c) Eighty.
(d) Fifty.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the time that Montaigne was engaged in his translation of the unusual book, what philosophy was gaining significant popularity?

2. In one of Montiagne's stories, what does the man force the group of people to do as part of a social experiment?

3. In his writing, Montaigne avoids becoming excessively what?

4. The civil wars that occurred in Montaigne's country during his early years as an adult were primarily fought over what issues?

5. In Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 2, Essays #4 and #5, Montaigne says that many consider deceit to be an essential part of what?

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