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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapters 28-50 (p. 747-810).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For how long is Gargantua's mother pregnant with Gargantua?
(a) Eleven months.
(b) One hundred weeks.
(c) Seventy days.
(d) Two years.

2. What does Gargantua's mother eat a lot of during her pregnancy in Gargantua: Chapter Four?
(a) Hog jowels.
(b) Cheese.
(c) Croissants.
(d) Tripe.

3. What did the wife in Panurge's dream put on his head in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Fourteen?
(a) A hat.
(b) A crown.
(c) Horns.
(d) A bag.

4. Who points out the land where Quaremeprenant reigns in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Twenty-nine?
(a) Solomon.
(b) Thaumaste.
(c) Xenomanes.
(d) King Anarch.

5. The narrator explains that what should not be hated by humans in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Thirty-eight?
(a) Elves.
(b) Giants.
(c) Cats.
(d) Chidlings.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Quaremeprenant reign in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Twenty-nine?

2. The individual Pantagruel suggests Panurge seek the advice of in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Nineteen is what?

3. Who does Pantagruel ask to parley with in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Forty-two?

4. Who tells Panurge that marriage is a matter fraught with risk in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Twenty-four?

5. What does the midwife administer to Gargantua's mother when she goes into labor?

(see the answer key)

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