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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. What does Pantagruel suggest he and Panurge consult to determine whether Panurge should marry in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Twelve?
(a) The works of Socrates.
(b) The works of Homer.
(c) The works of Aristotle.
(d) The works of Virgil.

2. What is the name of Gargantua's mother?
(a) Ponocrates.
(b) Badebec
(c) Gargamelle.
(d) Carpalim.

3. What does Pantagruel cover his men with from the rain in Pantagruel: Chapter Twenty-two?
(a) His foot.
(b) His tongue.
(c) His ear.
(d) His hair.

4. In Pantagruel: Prologue, the author compared the novel to what literary genre?
(a) Medieval romances.
(b) Medieval fairy tales.
(c) Non-fiction.
(d) Medieval war tales.

5. What does Pantagruel intend to have a look at with his friend in Pantagruel: Chapter Eleven?
(a) The walls of Paris.
(b) Dipsodes' camp.
(c) Pygmies.
(d) La Follie-Gobelin.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What leader does Pantagruel challenge to single combat in Pantagruel: Chapter Nineteen?

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

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

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