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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Pantagruel intend to have a look at with his friend in Pantagruel: Chapter Eleven?
(a) Pygmies.
(b) La Follie-Gobelin.
(c) The walls of Paris.
(d) Dipsodes' camp.

3. With whose wisdom is Pantagruel's compared in Pantagruel: Chapter Ten?
(a) Moses.
(b) Solomon.
(c) Mohammed.
(d) Jesus.

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

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

6. Who claims "those who are not very bright could never spend so much in so short a time" in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Two?
(a) Frere Jean.
(b) Thaumaste.
(c) Panurge.
(d) Solomon.

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

8. 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) King Anarch.
(b) Jean Audeau.
(c) Panurge.
(d) Gargantua.

9. Who insists in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Five that though lending and borrowing is sometimes necessary, it should be used sparingly?
(a) Panurge.
(b) Pantagruel.
(c) Epistemon.
(d) Carpalim.

10. In Gargantua: Chapter Thirty-one, le Comte Spandassaino and Captain Squirt use what to convince Picrochole to attack the cities and fortresses of Utopia?
(a) Flattery.
(b) Lies.
(c) Conviction.
(d) Passion.

11. Who does Pantagruel learn have laid waste to Utopia in Pantagruel: Chapter Fifteen?
(a) The Dipsodes.
(b) The Turks.
(c) The English.
(d) The Amazons.

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

13. How many knights approach Pantagruel's vessel in Pantagruel: Chapter Sixteen?
(a) 1,200.
(b) 2,600.
(c) 550.
(d) 660.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Gargantua attempt to devote himself to in Gargantua: Chapter Twenty?

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

4. What is the name of Gargantua's father?

5. Who brings an action against the Sorbonnists in court in Gargantua: Chapter Nineteen?

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