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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. What man with a Germanic tongue does Pantagruel meet in Pantagruel: Chapter Nine?
(a) Panurge.
(b) Hugh.
(c) Gargantua.
(d) Ulysses.

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

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

4. What plagues Africa during Pantagruel's birth?
(a) Bubonic plague.
(b) Earthquakes.
(c) A drought.
(d) Tsunamis.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Pantagruel: Chapter Twenty-two, the people of Dipsodes surrender to Pantagruel, except for whom?

2. In Pantagruel: Prologue, the author compared the novel to what literary genre?

3. Who does Pantagruel learn have laid waste to Utopia in Pantagruel: Chapter Fifteen?

4. What does Pantagruel cover his men with from the rain in Pantagruel: Chapter Twenty-two?

5. What English scholar comes to visit Pantagruel in Pantagruel: Chapter Thirteen?

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