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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. Who does Panurge talk of having escaped because they wanted to roast him alive in Pantagruel: Chapter Ten?
(a) The Russians.
(b) The Italians.
(c) The Turks.
(d) The English.

2. What is the name of Gargantua's father?
(a) Grandgousier.
(b) Janotus.
(c) Magister Janotus de Bragmardo.
(d) Ponocrates.

3. Who among Pantagruel's men has his neck slit in Pantagruel: Chapter Nineteen?
(a) Carpalim.
(b) Almyrodes.
(c) Epistemon.
(d) Loup Garou.

4. In Pantagruel: Prologue, the author compared the novel to what literary genre?
(a) Medieval fairy tales.
(b) Medieval war tales.
(c) Medieval romances.
(d) Non-fiction.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Pantagruel's father?

2. In Gargantua: Chapter One, the author writes that Gargantua's lineage was uncovered by whom?

3. What occupation does Seraphin Calobarsy hold?

4. What is the name of Pantagruel's mother?

5. Where is Pantagruel sent to study in Pantagruel: Chapter 5?

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