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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Introduction, Prologue, To the Most Illustrious Prince, The Royal Privilege, The Prologue of the Author, and Chapters 1-5 (p. 615-680).

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 Homer.
(b) The works of Socrates.
(c) The works of Aristotle.
(d) The works of Virgil.

2. What does the name Pantagruel mean?
(a) Cruel leader.
(b) All love.
(c) Giant man.
(d) All thirst.

3. Panurge and his compatriots discuss the fact that women desire what in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Thirty-four?
(a) Forbidden things.
(b) Great warriors.
(c) Chocolate.
(d) God-like men.

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

5. What did the wife in Panurge's dream put on his head in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Fourteen?
(a) A bag.
(b) Horns.
(c) A crown.
(d) A hat.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Forty-eight, Gargantua wishes who will marry but not without his parents' consent?

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

3. What is made for Gargantua in Gargantua: Chapter Eleven?

4. What does Gargantua accidentally swallow the six pilgrims with in Gargantua: Chapter Thirty-six?

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

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