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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. 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.

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

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

4. What subject does the first introduction for this book cover?
(a) Translation issues.
(b) Philosophy in general.
(c) The history of Europe.
(d) Montaigne himself.

5. The noble who is discussed in Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 4, Essay #46 rules what region?
(a) Luxembourg.
(b) France.
(c) Wales.
(d) Normandy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Near the end of Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 3, Montaigne discusses two men who suffer from what?

2. The creature that Montaigne discuss near the end of Book 2 of Essays: Chapter 7, Essay #12 is known for building what?

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

4. What does Montaigne suggest is essential in order for a person to lead a good life?

5. In one of Montiagne's stories, what does the man force the group of people to do as part of a social experiment?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the goal of the social experiment that Montaigne describes near the end of Book 2 of Essays: Chapter 8?

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

3. What is Montaigne's opinion on evil means used for a good end?

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

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

6. What dose Montaigne say are the consequences of failing to provide a child with parental affection?

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

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

9. What effects does Montaigne say that bravery can bring about in the enemy?

10. Why does Montaigne think that Christianity is superior to other religions?

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