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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Fifth Book of Pantagruel: Chapters 26-47, Epigram and 3 Appendixes (p. 960-1041).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the water in the fountain taste like in the Temple in Fifth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Forty-one?
(a) Pork
(b) Dirt.
(c) Metal.
(d) Wine.

3. Who tells Panurge of a remedy for cuckoldry in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Thirty-three?
(a) A lawyer.
(b) A philosopher.
(c) A lover.
(d) A physician.

4. The Fifth Book of Pantagruel: Introduction states that this book was published how many years after Rabelais' death?
(a) Eight.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Eleven.
(d) Five.

5. Panurge suggests making the decision of whether or not to marry in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Eleven by doing what?
(a) Throwing dice.
(b) Talking to a fortune teller.
(c) Reading Virgil.
(d) Using cards.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Pantagruel send to learn the reason for the Chidlings animosity in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Forty-one?

2. Who does King Picrochole send to patrol in Gargantua: Chapter Forty-one?

3. Whose reputation grows after winning the dispute against the Englishman in Pantagruel: Chapter Fourteen?

4. Ringing Island was once inhabited by Siticines but they were transfigured into what?

5. Who sent the ship in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Three to report on Pantagruel's circumstances?

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