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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Montaigne suggest is essential in order for a person to lead a good life?
(a) Parental affection.
(b) Religious dedication.
(c) A strong family.
(d) Discipline.

2. Luther and Calvin were notable for helping to start what movement?
(a) The French revolution.
(b) The Protestant revolution.
(c) The magna carta.
(d) The English civil war.

3. In Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 2, Montaigne describes how the prince of what region gained control over part of France?
(a) England.
(b) Wales.
(c) Scotland.
(d) Normandy.

4. In one of Montaigne's stories, the man who performs a kind of social experiment on people of a lower social station had what profession?
(a) Psychologist.
(b) Judge.
(c) Scholar.
(d) Politician.

5. What does Montaigne recommend to help a person develop self-awareness and uncensored thinking?
(a) Morphine.
(b) Solitude.
(c) Prayer.
(d) Meditation.

6. In Book 2 of Essays, Essay #11, Montaigne contrasts virtue with what?
(a) Cruelty.
(b) Kindness.
(c) Vice.
(d) Permissiveness.

7. In Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 2, Essay #3, what city do the soldiers who were allowed to escape go on to attack?
(a) Jerusalem.
(b) Vienna.
(c) Syracuse.
(d) Athens.

8. What is Montaigne's general attitude towards marriage?
(a) It is not worth the effort.
(b) It is a huge burden.
(c) It should be put off.
(d) It is not for most people.

9. What social class was Montaigne born into?
(a) The nobility.
(b) The commoner's class.
(c) The merchant class.
(d) Foreign class.

10. Near the end of Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 3, Montaigne discusses two men who suffer from what?
(a) Suicidal thoughts.
(b) The plague.
(c) Hallucinations.
(d) Epilepsy.

11. The enemy that Conrad subdued in one of Montaigne's stories about mercy was from what nation?
(a) Denmark.
(b) Lithuania.
(c) Bavaria.
(d) Sweden.

12. What philosopher did Montaigne believe to have been a major influence on the unusual book that he translated?
(a) Demosthenes.
(b) Aristotle.
(c) John Locke.
(d) St. Thomas Aquinas.

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

14. In one of Montaigne's stories, the man named Parmenio has to awaken whom?
(a) Hannibal.
(b) Julius Caesar.
(c) Alexander the Great.
(d) Caesar Augustus.

15. What explanation is given for the unusual rule that Montaigne discusses in Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 3, Essay #48?
(a) No reason is given.
(b) It derives from a mistranslation.
(c) It comes from a bible passage.
(d) It is a tradition that no one understands.

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. What city-state in Greece was notable for supporting a matriarchal society for a long time in Greece?

3. What treatment of children by parents does Montaigne cite as leading to specific character traits?

4. Who is the father of the noble who is discussed in Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 4, Essay #46?

5. The creature that Montaigne discuss near the end of Book 2 of Essays: Chapter 7, Essay #12 is able to exert a limited control over what?

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