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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Montaigne's opinion of his own performance as a husband compared to his expectations?
(a) He just barely met his expectations.
(b) He surpassed his expectations.
(c) He failed to meet his expectations.
(d) His performance was totally different from his expectations.

2. What holiday was Montaigne able to observe at Saint Peter's in Rome?
(a) All Saint's Day.
(b) No holiday.
(c) Easter.
(d) The Assumption of the Virgin Mary.

3. Montaigne is particularly interested in what quality of the waters of different regions?
(a) Flavor.
(b) Hardness.
(c) Clarity.
(d) Color.

4. Montaigne's view of the role of women was what?
(a) Conservative.
(b) Traditional.
(c) Reactionary.
(d) Progressive.

5. In what month did Montaigne arrive in Rome?
(a) June.
(b) November.
(c) March.
(d) September.

6. How does Montaigne describe the useful substance that can be gathered from some public water?
(a) White and foamy.
(b) A grey film.
(c) White and crusty.
(d) A green paste.

7. Guiseppe was skilled in what area?
(a) Siege warfare.
(b) Engineering.
(c) Army logistics.
(d) Naval matters.

8. In the culture Montaigne describes, women were discouraged from visiting public baths if they were what?
(a) Unescorted.
(b) Divorced.
(c) Younger than eighteen.
(d) Sexually promiscuous.

9. What female features significantly in Montaigne's faith?
(a) Mary, mother of God.
(b) Fatima.
(c) Pallas.
(d) Mary Magdalene.

10. Montaigne treated women without what?
(a) Disrespect.
(b) Understanding.
(c) Empathy.
(d) Tolerance.

11. Montaigne describes a culture that recommends bathing how often?
(a) Daily.
(b) Once a month.
(c) Multiple times a day.
(d) Once a week.

12. Montaigne writes that a wife should guard against her husband, regarding him as if he were what?
(a) A cheater.
(b) A liar.
(c) A traitor.
(d) A criminal.

13. What city did Guiseppe serve when Montaigne met him?
(a) Vienna.
(b) Rome.
(c) Genoa.
(d) Tours.

14. What nation did Guiseppe defect to?
(a) The Turks.
(b) The Iberians.
(c) The Moors.
(d) The Saracens.

15. The historical essay near the end of Book 2 of Essays centers around what ancient civilization?
(a) The Egyptians.
(b) The Romans.
(c) The Persians.
(d) The Greeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Montaigne write his travel journals?

2. The baths that Montaigne discusses are notable for being what?

3. Montaigne discusses how a man named Clesius was promoted to what rank?

4. What famous work by St. Thomas Aquinas significantly affects Montaigne?

5. What does Montaigne admit about himself in the essay in Book 2 of Essays, "Of Repentance"?

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