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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. What is the name of Pantagruel's mother?
(a) Cepola.
(b) Gargantua.
(c) Badebec.
(d) Abbaye.

2. What does Pantagruel send the prisoner with to the king in Pantagruel: Chapter Eighteen?
(a) A special book.
(b) An olive branch.
(c) A peace flower.
(d) A concoction.

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

4. In Gargantua: Chapter One, the author writes that Gargantua's lineage was uncovered in a meadow near what?
(a) Orleans.
(b) Arcea-Galeau.
(c) Poitiers.
(d) Paris.

5. What English scholar comes to visit Pantagruel in Pantagruel: Chapter Thirteen?
(a) Prince Charles.
(b) Thaumaste.
(c) Solomon.
(d) Panurge.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Pantagruel: Introduction explains that this is the first edition of "Pantagruel" which was dated when?

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

4. What does Pantagruel intend to have a look at with his friend in Pantagruel: Chapter Eleven?

5. Where does Pantagruel stroll toward to seek recreation from his studies in Pantagruel: Chapter Eleven?

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