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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Gargantua: Introduction, To Readers, Prologue of the Author and Chapters 1-17 (p. 195-261).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For how long is Gargantua's mother pregnant with Gargantua?
(a) One hundred weeks.
(b) Two years.
(c) Eleven months.
(d) Seventy days.

2. What does Pantagruel receive instead of the office in Pantagruel: Chapter Ten?
(a) Meats.
(b) Cheese.
(c) Wine.
(d) Beer.

3. How many men in copper spheres are sent into Pantagruel's stomach to dislodge a mountain of ordure in Pantagruel: Chapter Twenty-three?
(a) Five.
(b) Eight.
(c) Seventeen.
(d) Three.

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

5. What is the name of the satirical poem in Gargantua: Chapter Two?
(a) "Antidoted Bubbles."
(b) "Poison Foam."
(c) "Dangerous Brew."
(d) "Healthful Drink."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many knights approach Pantagruel's vessel in Pantagruel: Chapter Sixteen?

3. What is made for Gargantua in Gargantua: Chapter Eleven?

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

5. Who summons the inhabitants of the city to set fire to the Dipsodes' camp in Pantagruel: Chapter Eighteen?

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