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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pantagruel: Chapters 18-23, Pantagrueline Prognostication for 1533 and Prefaces to Almanacs for 1533 and 1535 (p. 133-194).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many novels are contained in the collection "Gargantua and Pantagruel" by Francois Rabelais?
(a) Eight.
(b) Five.
(c) Seven.
(d) Three.

2. What position is offered to Pantagruel in Pantagruel: Chapter Ten?
(a) President of Court.
(b) Receiver of Petitions and President of Court.
(c) Receiver of Petitions.
(d) President of Petitions.

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

4. How many knights approach Pantagruel's vessel in Pantagruel: Chapter Sixteen?
(a) 2,600.
(b) 550.
(c) 660.
(d) 1,200.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the name Pantagruel mean?

2. Where does Pantagruel's army march to take the entire kingdom by force in Pantagruel: Chapter Twenty-one?

3. With whose wisdom is Pantagruel's compared in Pantagruel: Chapter Ten?

4. Who among Pantagruel's men has his neck slit in Pantagruel: Chapter Nineteen?

5. What leader does Pantagruel challenge to single combat in Pantagruel: Chapter Nineteen?

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