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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapters 33-52 (pages 536-614).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of whom is it written, "if ever there was such a one in Paris, a felon, a cheat, a tippler, a loafer, a scrounger, but that apart, the nicest young lad in the world"?
(a) Solomon.
(b) Panurge.
(c) Anarch.
(d) Thaumaste.

2. Who utters obscure words in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Forty-five in the way of advice for Panurge?
(a) Triboullet.
(b) Badebec.
(c) Solomon.
(d) Thaumaste.

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

4. What does Gargantua's father ask him to do by letter in Gargantua: Chapter Twenty-six?
(a) Go to church.
(b) Come home.
(c) Go to Paris.
(d) Go to London.

5. In Gargantua: Chapter One, the author writes that Gargantua's lineage was uncovered in a meadow near what?
(a) Orleans.
(b) Arcea-Galeau.
(c) Poitiers.
(d) Paris.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Panurge talk of having escaped because they wanted to roast him alive in Pantagruel: Chapter Ten?

2. What is the name of Gargantua's mother?

3. Who addresses Gargantua to explain the importance of the bells in Gargantua: Chapter Eighteen?

4. Who orders his men to march against the shepherds of Utopia in Gargantua: Chapter Twenty-four?

5. Who fails to satisfactorily advise Panurge whether or not to marry in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapters Thirty-five and Thirty-six?

(see the answer key)

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