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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. Which of the following does NOT well-classify the quotations that Montaigne uses throughout his essays?
(a) Short.
(b) Numerous.
(c) Diverse.
(d) Inexplicable.

2. What city-state in Greece was notable for supporting a matriarchal society for a long time in Greece?
(a) Crete.
(b) Thebes.
(c) Sparta.
(d) Athens.

3. While Montaigne was in office in Bordeaux, what system experienced major problems?
(a) The canal system.
(b) The aqueduct system.
(c) The highway system.
(d) The sewage system.

4. In Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 3, Essay #10, Montaigne says that the people he discusses view scars as marks of what?
(a) Beauty.
(b) Strength.
(c) Experience.
(d) Bravery.

5. Montaigne suggests that it is difficult to do what with war horses?
(a) Train them.
(b) Mount them.
(c) Breed them.
(d) Tend them.

Short Answer Questions

1. Near the end of Book 2 of Essays: Chapter 8, Montaigne discusses means of what type?

2. What social class was Montaigne born into?

3. Montaigne says that a fabricated storyline must be what?

4. Montaigne characterizes his parents' treatment of him as which of the following?

5. Montaigne says that women know more than men about what?

(see the answer key)

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