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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) Macrobe.
(b) Tapinois.
(c) Epitheres.
(d) Xenomanes.

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

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

4. 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) Bullets.
(b) Poison.
(c) Sword thrusts.
(d) Cannon-balls.

5. Who comes on a ship in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Three to report on Pantagruel's circumstances?
(a) King Anarch.
(b) Malicorne.
(c) Carpalim.
(d) Thaumaste.

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

7. Where does Pantagruel sail for in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Twenty-nine?
(a) Amaurots.
(b) Tapinois.
(c) Orleans.
(d) Aguyon.

8. What beast does Pantagruel see near Ile Farouche in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Thirty-three?
(a) Chidlings.
(b) Physeter.
(c) Cyclops.
(d) Medusa.

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

10. The narrator explains that what should not be hated by humans in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Thirty-eight?
(a) Elves.
(b) Chidlings.
(c) Giants.
(d) Cats.

11. With whom does Panurge share a discussion about a monastical cabbala concerning salted beef in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Fifteen?
(a) Panurge.
(b) King Anarch.
(c) Frere Jean.
(d) Gargantua.

12. 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.

13. Panurge begs who to sell him a sheep in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapters Six and Seven?
(a) Gargantua.
(b) Epistemon.
(c) Carpalim.
(d) Dindenault.

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

15. Who sent the ship in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Three to report on Pantagruel's circumstances?
(a) Epistemon.
(b) King Anarch.
(c) Gargantua.
(d) Panurge.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Pantagruel send to learn the reason for the Chidlings animosity in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Forty-one?

2. Where is Pantagruel preparing to go in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Forty-nine?

3. The inhabitants of where drink to the health of Pantagruel in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter One?

4. Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Prologue of the Author advises the reader to do what?

5. Pantagruel purchases a series of tapestries depicting the life and deeds of whom in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Two?

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