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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Gargantua's countrymen get into a dispute with the bakers of where in Gargantua: Chapter Twenty-three?
(a) Lerne.
(b) Paris.
(c) Arcea-Galeau.
(d) The Isle of Ennasin.

3. What does Gargantua's mother eat a lot of during her pregnancy in Gargantua: Chapter Four?
(a) Tripe.
(b) Hog jowels.
(c) Croissants.
(d) Cheese.

4. Pantagruel advises Panurge to foretell whether he will have a good or bad marriage from what in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Thirteen?
(a) The clouds.
(b) An encyclopedia.
(c) His dreams.
(d) The works of Homer.

5. Who consults Seraphin Calobarsy to set Gargantua on a better path in Gargantua: Chapter Twenty-one?
(a) Carpalim.
(b) Ponocrates.
(c) Badebec.
(d) Solomon.

6. What colors are the livery Gargantua's father orders for Gargantua in Gargantua: Chapter Seven?
(a) Green and gold.
(b) Blue and orange.
(c) Black and tan.
(d) Blue and white.

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

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

9. What is the name of the satirical poem in Gargantua: Chapter Two?
(a) "Dangerous Brew."
(b) "Healthful Drink."
(c) "Antidoted Bubbles."
(d) "Poison Foam."

10. How many novels are contained in the collection "Gargantua and Pantagruel" by Francois Rabelais?
(a) Seven.
(b) Eight.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

11. Who insists in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Five that there would be harmony in a world where all men are both debtors and borrowers?
(a) Gargantua.
(b) Panurge.
(c) King Anarch.
(d) Jean Audeau.

12. 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) Reading Virgil.
(c) Talking to a fortune teller.
(d) Using cards.

13. Third Book of Pantagruel: Introduction states that the humanist type of this book was published in what year?
(a) 1517.
(b) 1546.
(c) 1532.
(d) 1533.

14. Who asks why many men avoid monks in Gargantua: Chapter Thirty-eight?
(a) Epistemon.
(b) King Anarch.
(c) Eudemon.
(d) Carpalim.

15. What gives permission to the king to print and sell Rabelais' book as written in Third Book of Pantagruel: Introduction?
(a) The King's Power.
(b) The King's Privilege.
(c) The King's Greed.
(d) The Royal Prerogative.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Panurge talk of having escaped because they wanted to roast him alive in Pantagruel: Chapter Ten?

2. In Gargantua: Chapter One, the author writes that Gargantua's lineage was uncovered by whom?

3. What does Gargantua's father exclaim upon Gargantua's birth?

4. Gargantua: Introduction informs that this is the first known edition of "Gargantua" and was written early in what year?

5. For how long is Gargantua's mother pregnant with Gargantua?

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