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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Gargantua: Chapters 18-35 (p. 261-322).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What position does Ulrich Gallet hold in Gargantua?
(a) Merchant of the year.
(b) Master of Petitions.
(c) Prime Minister.
(d) Mayor.

2. Pantagruel: Introduction explains that this is the first edition of "Pantagruel" which was dated when?
(a) 1531 or 1532.
(b) 1513 or 1514.
(c) 1515 or 1516.
(d) 1522 or 1523.

3. Pantagruel refuses the offer given to him in Pantagruel: Chapter Ten because he believes such offices are like what?
(a) Slavery.
(b) Priesthood.
(c) Vacations.
(d) Too high above him.

4. Gargantua: Introduction informs that this is the first known edition of "Gargantua" and was written early in what year?
(a) 1503.
(b) 1515.
(c) 1512.
(d) 1535.

5. What occupation does Seraphin Calobarsy hold?
(a) Senator.
(b) Physician.
(c) Merchant.
(d) Fisherman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the name Pantagruel mean?

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

3. To what king does Pantagruel send the prisoner in Pantagruel: Chapter Eighteen?

4. How many men in copper spheres are sent into Pantagruel's stomach to dislodge a mountain of ordure in Pantagruel: Chapter Twenty-three?

5. Who does Panurge dress as a crier of green sauce in order to settle him into a trade in Pantagruel: Chapter Twenty-one?

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