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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Pantagruel see scrambling up trees as he and his men dine in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Thirty-five?
(a) Chidlings.
(b) Squirrels.
(c) Gremlins.
(d) Monkeys.

3. Who examines cases by rolling dice in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Thirty-eight?
(a) Epistemon.
(b) Panurge.
(c) Thaumaste.
(d) Bridoye.

4. In Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Forty-four, Pantagruel tells a curious story about perplexity of what?
(a) Human judgments.
(b) War.
(c) Women.
(d) International government.

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

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

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

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

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

10. The hermit who greets Pantagruel's ships in Fifth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter One subjects the men to what before admitting them to the island?
(a) Four fasts.
(b) Feats of strength.
(c) Beatings.
(d) Two fasts.

11. Who does Pantagruel suggest Panurge take the advice from in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Thirty-seven?
(a) A witch.
(b) A fool.
(c) A queen.
(d) A monk.

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

13. 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) King Panigon.
(b) Frere Jean.
(c) Panurge.
(d) King Anarch.

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

15. What is abstracted from France by the virtue of the Decretals?
(a) Bronze.
(b) Diamonds.
(c) Gold.
(d) Silver.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Pantagruel greeted oddly by the natives in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Nine?

2. What comedy of cruelty does Panurge describe in Pantagruel: Chapters Thirteen through Sixteen?

3. Where do Pantagruel and his men land in Fifth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter One?

4. What island encountered by Pantagruel is uninhabited but weapons grow from the plants?

5. In Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Eleven, Epistemon explains why monks are readily found where?

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