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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What island encountered by Pantagruel is uninhabited but weapons grow from the plants?
(a) The Island of Ruach.
(b) The Island of Cheating.
(c) The Island of Ironmongery.
(d) La Dive Bouteille.

2. Who fails to satisfactorily advise Panurge whether or not to marry in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapters Thirty-five and Thirty-six?
(a) A librarian.
(b) A historian.
(c) A musician.
(d) A philosopher.

3. What do Pantagruel and his men bestow on Homenaz before leaving in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Fifty-four?
(a) Gold.
(b) Platinum.
(c) Bronze.
(d) Silver.

4. Who is eulogized in Fifth Book of Pantagruel: Prologue?
(a) Epistemon.
(b) King Anarch.
(c) Queen Marguerite de Navarre of France.
(d) Princess of Avalon of France.

5. The Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Introduction states that this book was written in what year?
(a) 1533.
(b) 1548.
(c) 1538.
(d) 1535.

6. What does Panurge do with the sheep he's bought in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Eight?
(a) Lights it on fire.
(b) Throws it in the sea.
(c) Eats it.
(d) Cages it.

7. What does Homenaz give Pantagruel and his men in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Fifty-four?
(a) Cherries.
(b) Apples.
(c) Pears.
(d) Apricots.

8. The Fifth Book of Pantagruel: Introduction states that this book was published how many years after Rabelais' death?
(a) Eleven.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Five.
(d) Eight.

9. What does Pantagruel cast on deck but not allow his men to preserve in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Fifty-five?
(a) A lamb.
(b) A cat.
(c) Gullet-words.
(d) A shark.

10. Where does Quaremeprenant reign in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Twenty-nine?
(a) Dipsodia.
(b) Tapinois.
(c) Orleans.
(d) Amaurots.

11. After a journey of how many days does Panurge reach Panzoust in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Seventeen?
(a) Fifty.
(b) Six.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Four.

12. Who does Panurge describe at Panzoust who foretells all things to come in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Fifteen?
(a) Carpalim.
(b) The Sybil.
(c) King Anarch.
(d) Gargantua.

13. What ship arrives in the harbor in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Three to report on Pantagruel's circumstances?
(a) The Carthanan.
(b) The Gargantua.
(c) The Chelidoine.
(d) The Thalamege.

14. Where do Pantagruel and his men see the hairy tribe of Procureers and Chicanous?
(a) Tapinois.
(b) Paris.
(c) Amaurots.
(d) Procuration.

15. Fourth Book of Pantagruel: The Royal Privilege gives the right to reprint the story to whom?
(a) Queen Quintessence.
(b) King Henry of France.
(c) King Henry of England.
(d) Queen Elizabeth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Gaster tells Pantagruel how he invented the means of gathering and conserving what in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapters Sixty-one and Sixty-two?

2. In Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Thirty-six, Pantagruel summons the marines aboard his vessels, Colonel Poke-Banger and who?

3. When Pantagruel's ship lands on the Isle of the Macraeons in order to repair their ship, Pantagruel asks whom the reason for the storm?

4. The Queen of Cheli and all of her court kiss Pantagruel and his men, except for whom, in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Ten?

5. What island do Pantagruel's ships reach in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Sixty-three?

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