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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose engineers set up a Great Sow stored in the ship which the cooks and he enter into in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Forty?
(a) Frere Jean.
(b) Panagruel.
(c) Gargantua.
(d) Panurge.

2. What do Panurge and Pantagruel debate the meaning of in ancient literary traditions in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Fourteen?
(a) Plot structure.
(b) Philosophy.
(c) Symbolism.
(d) Religious allusion.

3. In Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Eleven, Epistemon explains why monks are readily found where?
(a) In restrooms.
(b) In kitchens.
(c) In court.
(d) In monasteries.

4. In Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Forty-eight, Gargantua wishes who will marry but not without his parents' consent?
(a) Thaumaste.
(b) Badebec.
(c) Panurge.
(d) Pantagruel.

5. 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 shark.
(c) A cat.
(d) Gullet-words.

6. The Fifth Book of Pantagruel: Introduction states that this book was published in what year?
(a) 1564.
(b) 1555.
(c) 1559.
(d) 1562.

7. What does Pantagruel interpret Panurge's dream to mean in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Fourteen?
(a) He will be cuckolded and beaten.
(b) His wife will be ugly.
(c) He will have ten children.
(d) He will be happily married.

8. The inhabitants of where drink to the health of Pantagruel in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter One?
(a) Paris.
(b) Thalasse.
(c) Dipsody.
(d) Utopia.

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

10. The hairy tribe of Procureers and Chicanous earn their living how?
(a) Dancing.
(b) Singing.
(c) Being beaten.
(d) Selling wheat.

11. With whom does Panurge head toward Panzoust in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Sixteen?
(a) King Anarch.
(b) Carpalim.
(c) The Sybil.
(d) Epistemon.

12. What do Pantagruel and Panurge decide to visit for advice in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Forty-seven?
(a) The Dive Bouteille.
(b) The Wall of China.
(c) The Hall of Homer.
(d) The future.

13. Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Prologue of the Author advises the reader to do what?
(a) Turn from God.
(b) Look to the humanists.
(c) Stand up against oppression.
(d) Humble himself before God.

14. The Queen of Cheli and all of her court kiss Pantagruel and his men, except for whom, in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Ten?
(a) Frere Jean.
(b) King Panigon.
(c) King Anarch.
(d) Panurge.

15. In Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapters Sixty-one and Sixty-two, Gaster describes how he invented the art of remaining untouched and unwounded by what when attacked by enemies?
(a) Cannon-balls.
(b) Poison.
(c) Bullets.
(d) Sword thrusts.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the Master Aedituus of Ringing Island?

2. Which island in Fifth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Ten proves to be full of infertile soil?

3. Who does Pantagruel suggest Panurge seek the advice of in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Nineteen?

4. Who utters obscure words in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Forty-five in the way of advice for Panurge?

5. Where do Pantagruel and his men see the hairy tribe of Procureers and Chicanous?

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