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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) The theatre.
(b) Art museums.
(c) Church.
(d) Public lectures.

2. What leader does Pantagruel challenge to single combat in Pantagruel: Chapter Nineteen?
(a) Carpalim.
(b) Solomon.
(c) King Anarch.
(d) Loup Garou.

3. What plagues Africa during Pantagruel's birth?
(a) Earthquakes.
(b) Bubonic plague.
(c) Tsunamis.
(d) A drought.

4. Who does Pantagruel assign the castellany of Salmagundi in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Two?
(a) Panurge.
(b) Thaumaste.
(c) Frere Jean.
(d) Solomon.

5. What is the name of the satirical poem in Gargantua: Chapter Two?
(a) "Antidoted Bubbles."
(b) "Poison Foam."
(c) "Dangerous Brew."
(d) "Healthful Drink."

Short Answer Questions

1. What position does Ulrich Gallet hold in Gargantua?

2. Whose defeat does Carpalim announce to the city in Pantagruel: Chapter Twenty-one?

3. 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?

4. For how long is Gargantua's mother pregnant with Gargantua?

5. Where is Pantagruel sent to study in Pantagruel: Chapter 5?

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