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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In Gargantua: Chapter One, the author writes that Gargantua's lineage was uncovered by whom?
(a) Jean Audeau.
(b) Janotus.
(c) Almyrodes.
(d) Magister Janotus de Bragmardo.

4. Who claims that many monks are lazy in Gargantua: Chapter Thirty-eight?
(a) Frere Jean.
(b) King Picrochole the Third.
(c) Solomon.
(d) Gargantua.

5. What does Gargantua's father exclaim upon Gargantua's birth?
(a) "Que-petit-tu-as."
(b) "Oh-la-la."
(c) "Que-grant-tu-as!"
(d) "Che-mien-au-ju"

6. What position does Ulrich Gallet hold in Gargantua?
(a) Mayor.
(b) Prime Minister.
(c) Merchant of the year.
(d) Master of Petitions.

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

8. What man with a Germanic tongue does Pantagruel meet in Pantagruel: Chapter Nine?
(a) Panurge.
(b) Ulysses.
(c) Hugh.
(d) Gargantua.

9. For how long is Gargantua's mother pregnant with Gargantua?
(a) Seventy days.
(b) One hundred weeks.
(c) Two years.
(d) Eleven months.

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

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

12. To what king does Pantagruel send the prisoner in Pantagruel: Chapter Eighteen?
(a) King Fasil.
(b) King Anarch.
(c) King Blaine.
(d) King Bodum.

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

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

15. In Gargantua: Chapter One, the author writes that Gargantua's lineage was uncovered in a meadow near what?
(a) Arcea-Galeau.
(b) Orleans.
(c) Poitiers.
(d) Paris.

Short Answer Questions

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

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?

3. Who addresses Gargantua to explain the importance of the bells in Gargantua: Chapter Eighteen?

4. What does Panurge cease to wear in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Seven?

5. What is the name of Gargantua's mother?

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