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

2. What explanation is given for the unusual rule that Montaigne discusses in Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 3, Essay #48?
(a) No reason is given.
(b) It comes from a bible passage.
(c) It derives from a mistranslation.
(d) It is a tradition that no one understands.

3. 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) Ten.
(c) Fifty.
(d) Eighty.

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

5. The noble who is discussed in Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 4, Essay #46 holds a feast for whom?
(a) The nobles of France.
(b) English knights.
(c) Wealthy merchants.
(d) Priests and bishops.

Short Answer Questions

1. The creature that Montaigne discuss near the end of Book 2 of Essays: Chapter 7, Essay #12 is able to exert a limited control over what?

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

3. Montaigne states that his method for discussing the book that is the topic of Book 2 of Essays: Chapter 7, Essay #12 is based on the writings of what philosopher?

4. How does Montaigne say that father's generally view the flaws of their sons?

5. What country did Montaigne's mother come from?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What dose Montaigne say that soldiers sometimes have to resort to for survival?

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

9. What problem does Henry, the duke of Normandy, experience in one of Montaigne's stories?

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

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