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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 Grandgousier summon in Gargantua: Chapter Thirty-seven?
(a) Gargantua.
(b) Frere Jean.
(c) Panurge.
(d) Jean Audeau.

2. Who does Panurge dress as a crier of green sauce in order to settle him into a trade in Pantagruel: Chapter Twenty-one?
(a) King Anarch.
(b) Janotus.
(c) Solomon.
(d) Epistemon.

3. Whose defeat does Carpalim announce to the city in Pantagruel: Chapter Twenty-one?
(a) Epistemon's
(b) Solomon's.
(c) Janotus'.
(d) King Anarch's.

4. What does Pantagruel send the prisoner with to the king in Pantagruel: Chapter Eighteen?
(a) A peace flower.
(b) A concoction.
(c) A special book.
(d) An olive branch.

5. What is made for Gargantua in Gargantua: Chapter Eleven?
(a) A dirt hut.
(b) A woven basket.
(c) A paper doll.
(d) A wooden horse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Gargantua's father?

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

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

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

5. In Pantagruel: Prologue, the author compared the novel to what literary genre?

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