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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 5, Letters : Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Near the end of Book 2 of Essays: Chapter 8, Montaigne discusses how and whether what type of results should be brought about?
(a) Good.
(b) Philanthropic.
(c) Greedy.
(d) Evil.

2. What was the name of the notorious criminal that Montaigne witnessed being release?
(a) Barnabas.
(b) Catena.
(c) Brutus.
(d) Cato.

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

4. What position was Montaigne commissioned to in Bordeaux?
(a) Ombudsman.
(b) Judge.
(c) Alderman.
(d) Mayor.

5. Montaigne suggests that most war horses were not what?
(a) Tame.
(b) Sane.
(c) Well-bred.
(d) Disciplined.

Short Answer Questions

1. How prevalent were matriarchal societies in Europe at Montaigne's time?

2. In what month do the travels described in Travel Journal: Chapter 13 begin?

3. In Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 2, Montaigne describes how the prince of what region gained control over part of France?

4. What happened to the majority of Montaigne's letters?

5. Montaigne says that the ancient writer that he discusses near the beginning of Book 3 of Essays: Chapter 11 is extremely what?

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