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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) Its predators.
(b) Its neighbors.
(c) Its food supply.
(d) Its climate conditions.

2. Montaigne suggests that what element of child-rearing common in his own time is not necessary?
(a) Pacifiers.
(b) A crib.
(c) Strollers.
(d) Swaddling clothes.

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

4. Near the end of Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 3, the two men that Montaigne discusses are cured of their affliction through what?
(a) Blood-letting.
(b) Restful sleep.
(c) Introspection.
(d) Confession.

5. In Montaigne's story about the man leading a large number of troops, what moves the man to act with mercy?
(a) Children praying for mercy.
(b) Three holdouts fighting bravely.
(c) A group of women about to kill themselves.
(d) Monks praying in a church.

6. 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) Politician.
(c) Judge.
(d) Scholar.

7. The creature that Montaigne discuss near the end of Book 2 of Essays: Chapter 7, Essay #12 is known for building what?
(a) Nests.
(b) Burrows.
(c) Mounds.
(d) Hills.

8. The noble who is discussed in Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 4, Essay #46 holds what position?
(a) Prince.
(b) King.
(c) Duke.
(d) Regent.

9. The philosopher that Montaigne quotes on the subject of authority believes that authority is most secure when derived from what source?
(a) Power.
(b) Divine right.
(c) Friendship.
(d) Skill.

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

11. Montaigne suggests that deceit requires a great deal of what?
(a) Tenacity.
(b) Intelligence.
(c) Bravery.
(d) Memory.

12. One argument that Montaigne responds to is the suggestion that the book he discusses does not demonstrate that Christianity is superior to what belief system?
(a) Animism.
(b) Atheism.
(c) Paganism.
(d) Deism.

13. Montaigne doubts affection that is based on what?
(a) Physical attraction.
(b) Reliance.
(c) Business dealings.
(d) Gift-giving.

14. About what percentage of Bordeaux's population died as a result of the major disease that hit it while Montaigne was in office there?
(a) Fifty.
(b) Thirty.
(c) Ten.
(d) Eighty.

15. Montaigne suggests that a kindly person goes through life inclined towards what?
(a) Further kindliness.
(b) Slow moral degradation.
(c) Sloth.
(d) Virtue.

Short Answer Questions

1. What religion was Montaigne raised in?

2. Montaigne characterizes most of the "common people" as being what?

3. In one of Montaigne's stories, the man named Parmenio has to awaken whom?

4. What factor tends to restrict the conditions for women?

5. What was Montaigne's father's opinion on education?

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