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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapters 28-50 (p. 747-810).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who kills many of the enemy when he sees them stealing the grapes that the monastery uses for an entire year of wine in Gargantua: Chapter Twenty-five?
(a) Frere Jean des Entommeures.
(b) Solomon.
(c) Magister Janotus de Bragmardo.
(d) Badebec.

3. Who utters obscure words in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Forty-five in the way of advice for Panurge?
(a) Triboullet.
(b) Badebec.
(c) Solomon.
(d) Thaumaste.

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

5. The Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Introduction states that this book was written in what year?
(a) 1548.
(b) 1535.
(c) 1538.
(d) 1533.

Short Answer Questions

1. Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Prologue of the Author advises the reader to do what?

2. Fourth Book of Pantagruel: The Royal Privilege gives the right to reprint the story to whom?

3. The inhabitants of where drink to the health of Pantagruel in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter One?

4. Who insists in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Five that though lending and borrowing is sometimes necessary, it should be used sparingly?

5. Who brings an action against the Sorbonnists in court in Gargantua: Chapter Nineteen?

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