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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who brings an action against the Sorbonnists in court in Gargantua: Chapter Nineteen?
(a) Epistemon.
(b) King Anarch.
(c) Panurge.
(d) Janotus.

2. What is the name of Pantagruel's mother?
(a) Badebec.
(b) Abbaye.
(c) Gargantua.
(d) Cepola.

3. What position is offered to Pantagruel in Pantagruel: Chapter Ten?
(a) Receiver of Petitions.
(b) President of Petitions.
(c) Receiver of Petitions and President of Court.
(d) President of Court.

4. Who orders his men to march against the shepherds of Utopia in Gargantua: Chapter Twenty-four?
(a) King Picrochole the Third.
(b) Panurge.
(c) Magister Janotus de Bragmardo.
(d) Badebec.

5. Who does King Picrochole send to patrol in Gargantua: Chapter Forty-one?
(a) Hastyveal.
(b) Thaumaste.
(c) Gargantua.
(d) Comte de Rushin.

6. What does Gargantua's father ask him to do by letter in Gargantua: Chapter Twenty-six?
(a) Go to church.
(b) Come home.
(c) Go to London.
(d) Go to Paris.

7. What plagues Africa during Pantagruel's birth?
(a) Earthquakes.
(b) Bubonic plague.
(c) A drought.
(d) Tsunamis.

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

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

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

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

12. 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) Magister Janotus de Bragmardo.
(b) Badebec.
(c) Solomon.
(d) Frere Jean des Entommeures.

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

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

15. 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) Using cards.
(d) Reading Virgil.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Pantagruel's father?

2. Who does Braggart kill for accusing him of corruption in Gargantua: Chapter Forty-five?

3. Pantagruel: Introduction explains that this is the first edition of "Pantagruel" which was dated when?

4. What does Pantagruel suggest he and Panurge consult to determine whether Panurge should marry in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Twelve?

5. Third Book of Pantagruel: Introduction states that the humanist type of this book was published by whom?

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