2. What subject does the first introduction for this book cover?
(a) Philosophy in general.
(b) The history of Europe.
(c) Translation issues.
(d) Montaigne himself.

3. The civil wars that occurred in Montaigne's country during his early years as an adult were primarily fought over what issues?
(a) Economic issues.
(b) Issues of loyalty.
(c) Class issues.
(d) Religious issues.

4. What treatment of children by parents does Montaigne cite as leading to specific character traits?
(a) Violence.
(b) Neglect.
(c) Apathy.
(d) Scolding.

5. Montaigne says that extra time is often allotted to prepare war horses for what?
(a) Breeding.
(b) Shoeing.
(c) Training.
(d) Battle.

6. Montaigne suggests that all religions are essentially what?
(a) Equal.
(b) Defensible.
(c) Ridiculous.
(d) Inconsistent.

7. In Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 3, Essay #10, Montaigne notes that the people he discusses tend to leave scars with what type of surgical procedure?
(a) Blood-letting.
(b) Cauterizing.
(c) Leeching.
(d) Stitching.

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

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

10. Montaigne acknowledges that it is less of a vice to lie in order to avoid which of the following?
(a) Appearing ignorant.
(b) Awkwardness.
(c) Rudeness.
(d) Embarrassment.

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

12. 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) Politician.
(d) Scholar.

13. In one of Montiagne's stories, what does the man force the group of people to do as part of a social experiment?
(a) Get drunk.
(b) Blaspheme.
(c) Lie.
(d) Dance.

14. What was unusual about what Gutenburg did with bibles?
(a) He interpreted them in a new way.
(b) He sold them to non-Christians.
(c) He printed them in common languages.
(d) He distributed them for free.

15. Montaigne says that he could never do what with respect to his father?
(a) Disobey him.
(b) Forget him.
(c) Deny him.
(d) Speak poorly of him.