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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Pantagruel cover his men with from the rain in Pantagruel: Chapter Twenty-two?
(a) His hair.
(b) His foot.
(c) His ear.
(d) His tongue.

2. What does Gargantua accidentally swallow the six pilgrims with in Gargantua: Chapter Thirty-six?
(a) Onions.
(b) Garlic.
(c) Lettuce.
(d) Tomatoes.

3. Who does Gargantua take as prisoner in Gargantua: Chapter Forty-two?
(a) Hastyveal.
(b) Braggart.
(c) Pantagruel.
(d) Comte de Rushin.

4. Who does Braggart kill for accusing him of corruption in Gargantua: Chapter Forty-five?
(a) Hastyveal.
(b) Pantagruel.
(c) Badebec.
(d) King Anarch.

5. What is made for Gargantua in Gargantua: Chapter Eleven?
(a) A paper doll.
(b) A wooden horse.
(c) A dirt hut.
(d) A woven basket.

6. Whose reputation grows after winning the dispute against the Englishman in Pantagruel: Chapter Fourteen?
(a) Panurge's.
(b) Gargantua's.
(c) Thaumaste's.
(d) Frere Jean's.

7. What does Grandgousier give to each pilgrim for their journey in Gargantua: Chapter Forty-three?
(a) Arrows.
(b) Ten gold coins.
(c) A sword.
(d) A horse.

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

9. What does Pantagruel send the prisoner with to the king in Pantagruel: Chapter Eighteen?
(a) A peace flower.
(b) A concoction.
(c) A special book.
(d) An olive branch.

10. What land does Pantagruel subdue in the beginning of Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter One?
(a) France.
(b) Arcea-Galeau.
(c) Dipsody.
(d) The islands of Tohu and Bohu.

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

12. Where is Pantagruel sent to study in Pantagruel: Chapter 5?
(a) Poitiers.
(b) Paris.
(c) Bourges.
(d) Orleans.

13. How many men in copper spheres are sent into Pantagruel's stomach to dislodge a mountain of ordure in Pantagruel: Chapter Twenty-three?
(a) Seventeen.
(b) Three.
(c) Eight.
(d) Five.

14. What is the name of Gargantua's father?
(a) Janotus.
(b) Ponocrates.
(c) Magister Janotus de Bragmardo.
(d) Grandgousier.

15. Where does Pantagruel's army march to take the entire kingdom by force in Pantagruel: Chapter Twenty-one?
(a) Paris.
(b) Amaurots.
(c) The Isle of Ennasin.
(d) Dipsodia.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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"?

2. Panurge suggests making the decision of whether or not to marry in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Eleven by doing what?

3. Third Book of Pantagruel: Introduction states that the humanist type of this book was published in what year?

4. What does Pantagruel receive instead of the office in Pantagruel: Chapter Ten?

5. 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?

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