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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 2, Essays #4 and #5, Montaigne says that many consider deceit to be an essential part of what?
(a) Warfare.
(b) Diplomacy.
(c) Life in general.
(d) Bargaining.

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

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

4. In Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 2, Essay #3, what city do the soldiers who were allowed to escape go on to attack?
(a) Syracuse.
(b) Vienna.
(c) Athens.
(d) Jerusalem.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the unusual rule Montaigne discusses in Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 3, Essay #48 stipulate?

2. What religion did Montaigne's mother belong to?

3. In Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 3, Essay #10, Montaigne discussed the cultural practices of what people?

4. In Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 2, Montaigne describes how the prince of what region gained control over part of France?

5. What subject does the second introduction for this book cover?

Short Essay Questions

1. What consequences did his father's opinion on education have on Montaigne?

2. What important contribution did Gutenburg make?

3. Why does Montaigne believe it is possible to laugh and cry about the same thing?

4. How does Montaigne believe that judgment about lying are influenced by motive?

5. What decision does the soldier have to make in Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 2, Essay #3?

6. Why does Montaigne use few quotations from women in his essays?

7. What does Montaigne say about the difference between a man and an animal.

8. What factors in Europe tended to restrict the social status of women?

9. What was the cause of most religious wars in Europe in Montaigne's time?

10. Why does Montaigne discuss swaddling clothes?

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