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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. Who does Panurge talk of having escaped because they wanted to roast him alive in Pantagruel: Chapter Ten?
(a) The Turks.
(b) The Italians.
(c) The Russians.
(d) The English.

2. 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) Seventeen.
(c) Three.
(d) Eight.

3. What leader does Pantagruel challenge to single combat in Pantagruel: Chapter Nineteen?
(a) Carpalim.
(b) Solomon.
(c) King Anarch.
(d) Loup Garou.

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

5. Who claims that many monks are lazy in Gargantua: Chapter Thirty-eight?
(a) Gargantua.
(b) King Picrochole the Third.
(c) Solomon.
(d) Frere Jean.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do six pilgrims returning from Saint Sebastian's hide in Gargantua: Chapter Thirty-six?

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

3. What occupation does Seraphin Calobarsy hold?

4. What does Grandgousier give to each pilgrim for their journey in Gargantua: Chapter Forty-three?

5. How many generations of Pantagruel's genealogy are described in Pantagruel: Chapter One?

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