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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. Whose reputation grows after winning the dispute against the Englishman in Pantagruel: Chapter Fourteen?
(a) Panurge's.
(b) Frere Jean's.
(c) Thaumaste's.
(d) Gargantua's.

2. What does the name Pantagruel mean?
(a) All love.
(b) Giant man.
(c) All thirst.
(d) Cruel leader.

3. What does Pantagruel's father compose for Pantagruel's mother after his birth?
(a) A symphony.
(b) A note of appreciation.
(c) An epitaph.
(d) A poem.

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

5. Where does Pantagruel send Carpalim in Pantagruel: Chapter Twenty-one?
(a) Amaurots.
(b) Orleans.
(c) Dipsodia.
(d) Paris.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gargantua's mother eat a lot of during her pregnancy in Gargantua: Chapter Four?

2. What position does Ulrich Gallet hold in Gargantua?

3. What does Pantagruel intend to have a look at with his friend in Pantagruel: Chapter Eleven?

4. What is the name of the satirical poem in Gargantua: Chapter Two?

5. It is written in Gargantua: Chapter Twenty-two that Gargantua spent rainy days attending what?

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