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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 is Montaigne's general attitude towards marriage?
(a) It is not for most people.
(b) It is a huge burden.
(c) It is not worth the effort.
(d) It should be put off.

2. Montaigne says that a fabricated storyline must be what?
(a) Unremarkable.
(b) Predictable.
(c) Ordinary.
(d) Consistent.

3. What method of governance dominated Europe in Montaigne's time?
(a) Dictatorship.
(b) Parliamentary democracy.
(c) Feudalism.
(d) Constitutional monarchy.

4. Montaigne suggests that what element of child-rearing common in his own time is not necessary?
(a) Pacifiers.
(b) Strollers.
(c) A crib.
(d) Swaddling clothes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the father of the noble who is discussed in Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 4, Essay #46?

2. About what percentage of Bordeaux's population died as a result of the major disease that hit it while Montaigne was in office there?

3. The enemy that Conrad subdued in one of Montaigne's stories about mercy was from what nation?

4. How often does Montaigne criticize the book that he translated in his discussion of it?

5. What language was the unusual book that Montaigne's father came into possession of written in?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is strange about the way Feudalism tends to divide territory?

2. What method does Montaigne use to discuss Sebond's work?

3. What does Montaigne says about the equality of vices?

4. Why does Montaigne say that parental affection is important for a child's development?

5. What is Montaigne's opinion of war horses in general?

6. What does Montaigne say about marriage near the end of Book 2 of Essays: Chapter 5?

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

8. What important contribution did Gutenburg make?

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

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

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