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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. Montaigne suggests that all religions are essentially what?
(a) Defensible.
(b) Inconsistent.
(c) Ridiculous.
(d) Equal.
2. Montaigne suggests that the difference between a man and an animal is less than the difference between a man and what?
(a) Another man.
(b) An ape.
(c) A woman.
(d) God.
3. Montaigne's father asked him to translate the unusual book discussed in Book 2 of Essays: Essay #12 into what language?
(a) Latin.
(b) Italian.
(c) French.
(d) Spanish.
4. What factor tends to restrict the conditions for women?
(a) Drought.
(b) Economic booms.
(c) Warfare.
(d) Religion.
5. What subject does the first essay from Book 2 center on?
(a) Vice.
(b) Governance.
(c) Human behavior.
(d) Virtues.
Short Answer 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?
2. How many famous women does Montaigne quote in his books of essays?
3. What does the unusual rule Montaigne discusses in Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 3, Essay #48 stipulate?
4. What explanation is given for the unusual rule that Montaigne discusses in Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 3, Essay #48?
5. Montaigne specifically suggests that mastering what desire is a good example of virtue?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Montaigne say about the difference between a man and an animal.
2. What is strange about the way Feudalism tends to divide territory?
3. What method does Montaigne use to discuss Sebond's work?
4. Why does Montaigne believe it is possible to laugh and cry about the same thing?
5. What factors in Europe tended to restrict the social status of women?
6. What dose Montaigne say that soldiers sometimes have to resort to for survival?
7. What was Montaigne's general attitude towards marriage?
8. Why does Montaigne use few quotations from women in his essays?
9. How does Montaigne suggest that virtue is different from kindliness?
10. What consequences did his father's opinion on education have on Montaigne?
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