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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the target audience of the social experiment that Montaigne discusses near the end of Book 2 of Essays: Chapter 8?
(a) The nobility.
(b) The aristocracy.
(c) The upper class.
(d) The working class.

2. Near the end of Book 2 of Essays: Chapter 8, Montaigne discusses how and whether what type of results should be brought about?
(a) Greedy.
(b) Evil.
(c) Good.
(d) Philanthropic.

3. How is Raymond Sebond related to the unusual book that Montaigne translated?
(a) He tried to censor it.
(b) He wrote it.
(c) He criticized it roundly.
(d) He published it.

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) Restful sleep.
(b) Blood-letting.
(c) Introspection.
(d) Confession.

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

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

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

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

9. In Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 3, Essay #48, Montaigne discusses an unusual rule instituted by knights of what nation?
(a) France.
(b) Germany.
(c) Spain.
(d) Italy.

10. What age does Montaigne recommend that males remain virgins until?
(a) 16.
(b) 18.
(c) 24.
(d) 20.

11. How many terms did Montaigne serve in office in Bordeaux?
(a) One.
(b) Seven.
(c) Two.
(d) Five.

12. What religion did Montaigne's mother belong to?
(a) Islam.
(b) Catholicism.
(c) Protestantism.
(d) Judaism.

13. 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) Thirty.
(b) Fifty.
(c) Ten.
(d) Eighty.

14. What century did Montaigne live in?
(a) The 12th.
(b) The 14th.
(c) The 16th.
(d) The 18th.

15. What decision does Conrad make in one of Montaigne's stories about mercy?
(a) To let the defeated enemy leader live.
(b) To release every tenth prisoner.
(c) To forgo a series of executions.
(d) To let the women and children go.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Montaigne says that extra time is often allotted to prepare war horses for what?

3. What major factor significantly diminished the place of women in Britain?

4. What does Montaigne say about how bad a vice lying is in general?

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

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