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

2. What does Pantagruel receive instead of the office in Pantagruel: Chapter Ten?
(a) Cheese.
(b) Meats.
(c) Wine.
(d) Beer.

3. 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"?
(a) Thaumaste.
(b) Panurge.
(c) Solomon.
(d) Anarch.

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

5. It is written in Gargantua: Chapter Twenty-two that Gargantua spent rainy days attending what?
(a) Public lectures.
(b) Art museums.
(c) The theatre.
(d) Church.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who does King Picrochole send to patrol in Gargantua: Chapter Forty-one?

4. What does Gargantua accidentally swallow the six pilgrims with in Gargantua: Chapter Thirty-six?

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

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