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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. What advantage does Montaigne say that women have in entering into marriage?
(a) They have significantly greater social standing once married.
(b) They are well-educated about it.
(c) They are psychologically equipped for it.
(d) They have many modern rights.

2. In one of Montaigne's stories, the people who have a kind of social experiment performed on them are what?
(a) Factory workers.
(b) Beggars.
(c) Travelers.
(d) Servants.

3. Montaigne states that his method for discussing the book that is the topic of Book 2 of Essays: Chapter 7, Essay #12 is based on the writings of what philosopher?
(a) Sophocles.
(b) Josephus.
(c) Socrates.
(d) St. Thomas Aquinas.

4. Montaigne writes that people from what nation were often relied upon to establish and maintain social order?
(a) England.
(b) Russia.
(c) Italy.
(d) Germany.

5. Montaigne specifically suggests that mastering what desire is a good example of virtue?
(a) Vengeance.
(b) Greed.
(c) Lust.
(d) Malice.

Short Answer Questions

1. In one of Montaigne's stories about mercy, what position does Conrad hold?

2. How is Raymond Sebond related to the unusual book that Montaigne translated?

3. What explanation is given for the unusual rule that Montaigne discusses in Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 3, Essay #48?

4. Montaigne writes that a wife should guard against her husband, regarding him as if he were what?

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

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