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

2. Who insists in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Five that though lending and borrowing is sometimes necessary, it should be used sparingly?
(a) Panurge.
(b) Carpalim.
(c) Epistemon.
(d) Pantagruel.

3. What is the name of the abbey built by Gargantua in Gargantua: Chapter Fifty?
(a) Abbey or the King.
(b) Abbey of the Turks.
(c) Abbey of the Thelemites.
(d) Abbey of the Ottomans.

4. Who asks why many men avoid monks in Gargantua: Chapter Thirty-eight?
(a) King Anarch.
(b) Eudemon.
(c) Epistemon.
(d) Carpalim.

5. What does Gargantua's mother eat a lot of during her pregnancy in Gargantua: Chapter Four?
(a) Hog jowels.
(b) Croissants.
(c) Cheese.
(d) Tripe.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. With whose wisdom is Pantagruel's compared in Pantagruel: Chapter Ten?

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

4. Third Book of Pantagruel: Introduction states that the humanist type of this book was published by whom?

5. What English scholar comes to visit Pantagruel in Pantagruel: Chapter Thirteen?

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