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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Third Book of Pantagruel: Introduction, Rabelais to Mind of the Queen of Navarre, the King's Privilege, Prologue and Chapters 1-13 (p. 389-461).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Gargantua's countrymen get into a dispute with the bakers of where in Gargantua: Chapter Twenty-three?
(a) The Isle of Ennasin.
(b) Lerne.
(c) Arcea-Galeau.
(d) Paris.

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) Panurge.
(b) Anarch.
(c) Thaumaste.
(d) Solomon.

4. Who insists in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Five that there would be harmony in a world where all men are both debtors and borrowers?
(a) King Anarch.
(b) Gargantua.
(c) Jean Audeau.
(d) Panurge.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Braggart kill for accusing him of corruption in Gargantua: Chapter Forty-five?

2. How many knights approach Pantagruel's vessel in Pantagruel: Chapter Sixteen?

3. What does Pantagruel suggest he and Panurge consult to determine whether Panurge should marry in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Twelve?

4. What does the midwife administer to Gargantua's mother when she goes into labor?

5. What is the name of the satirical poem in Gargantua: Chapter Two?

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