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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Gargantua: Chapters 36-56 and Almanac (p. 322-387).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Pantagruel's father compose for Pantagruel's mother after his birth?
(a) A poem.
(b) A symphony.
(c) A note of appreciation.
(d) An epitaph.

2. With whose wisdom is Pantagruel's compared in Pantagruel: Chapter Ten?
(a) Moses.
(b) Solomon.
(c) Jesus.
(d) Mohammed.

3. What does Grandgousier give to each pilgrim for their journey in Gargantua: Chapter Forty-three?
(a) A horse.
(b) Arrows.
(c) Ten gold coins.
(d) A sword.

4. What does the midwife administer to Gargantua's mother when she goes into labor?
(a) A pain killer.
(b) A poison.
(c) Milk.
(d) A constrictive.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Of whom is it written, "if ever there was such a one in Paris, a felon, a cheat, a tippler, a loafer, a scrounger, but that apart, the nicest young lad in the world"?

2. What does Pantagruel receive instead of the office in Pantagruel: Chapter Ten?

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

4. It is written in Gargantua: Chapter Twenty-two that Gargantua spent rainy days attending what?

5. Who addresses Gargantua to explain the importance of the bells in Gargantua: Chapter Eighteen?

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