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

2. What colors are the livery Gargantua's father orders for Gargantua in Gargantua: Chapter Seven?
(a) Green and gold.
(b) Blue and white.
(c) Black and tan.
(d) Blue and orange.

3. What is the name of Gargantua's father?
(a) Ponocrates.
(b) Grandgousier.
(c) Janotus.
(d) Magister Janotus de Bragmardo.

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

5. What does Pantagruel intend to have a look at with his friend in Pantagruel: Chapter Eleven?
(a) The walls of Paris.
(b) Dipsodes' camp.
(c) Pygmies.
(d) La Follie-Gobelin.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Gargantua: Chapter One, the author writes that Gargantua's lineage was uncovered by whom?

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

3. What does Pantagruel's father compose for Pantagruel's mother after his birth?

4. What is the name of Pantagruel's mother?

5. Who does Panurge dress as a crier of green sauce in order to settle him into a trade in Pantagruel: Chapter Twenty-one?

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