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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 brings an action against the Sorbonnists in court in Gargantua: Chapter Nineteen?
(a) King Anarch.
(b) Epistemon.
(c) Panurge.
(d) Janotus.

2. Where does Pantagruel send Carpalim in Pantagruel: Chapter Twenty-one?
(a) Dipsodia.
(b) Amaurots.
(c) Orleans.
(d) Paris.

3. Pantagruel: Introduction explains that this is the first edition of "Pantagruel" which was dated when?
(a) 1515 or 1516.
(b) 1522 or 1523.
(c) 1531 or 1532.
(d) 1513 or 1514.

4. How many novels are contained in the collection "Gargantua and Pantagruel" by Francois Rabelais?
(a) Three.
(b) Eight.
(c) Seven.
(d) Five.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Gargantua's countrymen get into a dispute with the bakers of where in Gargantua: Chapter Twenty-three?

2. Who asks why many men avoid monks in Gargantua: Chapter Thirty-eight?

3. What does one of the pilgrims' staff hit, causing Gargantua to spit them out in Gargantua: Chapter Thirty-six?

4. Who becomes stuck in a tree as he encourages the men to have courage in Gargantua: Chapter Forty?

5. What does Gargantua's mother eat a lot of during her pregnancy in Gargantua: Chapter Four?

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