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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How often does Montaigne criticize the book that he translated in his discussion of it?
(a) Never.
(b) Occasionally.
(c) Very often.
(d) His discussion is full of criticism.

4. Montaigne's father asked him to translate the unusual book discussed in Book 2 of Essays: Essay #12 into what language?
(a) Italian.
(b) Latin.
(c) Spanish.
(d) French.

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

6. What does Montaigne say about how bad a vice lying is in general?
(a) It is unavoidable.
(b) It is not necessarily a vice.
(c) It is not as bad as most believe.
(d) It is worse than it may seem.

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

8. Who is the father of the noble who is discussed in Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 4, Essay #46?
(a) King Ferdinand of Normandy.
(b) King Gustav of Germany.
(c) King Phillip of Spain.
(d) King Henry II of England.

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

10. In Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 3, Essay #10, Montaigne discussed the cultural practices of what people?
(a) The Jews.
(b) The Arabs.
(c) The Egyptians.
(d) The Turks.

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

12. How does Montaigne say that father's generally view the flaws of their sons?
(a) They ignore them.
(b) They can never disregard them.
(c) They disapprove strongly of them.
(d) They blow them out of proportion.

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

14. How many famous women does Montaigne quote in his books of essays?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) None.
(d) One.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Montaigne suggests that the difference between a man and an animal is less than the difference between a man and what?

2. 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?

3. In Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 2, Essays #4 and #5, Montaigne says that many consider deceit to be an essential part of what?

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

5. Montaigne suggests that all religions are essentially what?

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