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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. Where does Pantagruel stroll toward to seek recreation from his studies in Pantagruel: Chapter Eleven?
(a) Paris.
(b) Orleans.
(c) Poitiers.
(d) The Faubourg Saint-Marcel.

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

3. How many generations of Pantagruel's genealogy are described in Pantagruel: Chapter One?
(a) Eight.
(b) Two.
(c) Sixty.
(d) Ten.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Panurge talk of having escaped because they wanted to roast him alive in Pantagruel: Chapter Ten?

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

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

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

5. Where does Pantagruel send Carpalim in Pantagruel: Chapter Twenty-one?

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