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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is referred to by Pantagruel and his men as the first Master of Arts in this world?
(a) High-Priestess Bacbuc.
(b) Messer Gaster.
(c) King Anarch.
(d) Quaremeprenant.

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

3. Pantagruel tells the story of whom in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Twenty-eight?
(a) Epitheres.
(b) Solomon.
(c) Aguyon.
(d) Aeneas.

4. Who does Pantagruel send to learn the reason for the Chidlings animosity in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Forty-one?
(a) Carpalim.
(b) Panurge.
(c) Epistemon.
(d) Badebec.

5. Who points out the land where Quaremeprenant reigns in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Twenty-nine?
(a) Xenomanes.
(b) Solomon.
(c) Thaumaste.
(d) King Anarch.

6. In Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapters Fifty-nine and Sixty tell of how the Gastrolaters worship Gaster as their what?
(a) Ventripotent god.
(b) Revolutionary hero.
(c) Cultural icon.
(d) Omnipresent deity.

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

8. Which island in Fifth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Ten proves to be full of infertile soil?
(a) The Island of Ironmongery.
(b) The Island of Ruach.
(c) The Island of Cheating.
(d) La Dive Bouteille.

9. Where do Pantagruel and his men land where the inhabitants eat and drink nothing but wind?
(a) Medamothi.
(b) The Island of Ruach.
(c) Ringing Island.
(d) Island of the Papefigues.

10. Pantagruel attends a hearing judged by whom in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Thirty-eight?
(a) Gargantua.
(b) Thaumaste.
(c) Bridoye.
(d) Epistemon.

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

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

13. What island do Pantagruel's ships reach in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Sixty-three?
(a) Chaneph.
(b) Ruach.
(c) Island of the Papimanes.
(d) Ile Farouche.

14. Where do Pantagruel and his men land in Fifth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter One?
(a) Dipsodia.
(b) Isle of the Ganabin.
(c) The Ringing Island.
(d) Ile Farouche.

15. The individual Pantagruel suggests Panurge seek the advice of in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Nineteen is what?
(a) A king.
(b) Blind.
(c) Paralyzed.
(d) Mute.

Short Answer Questions

1. The hairy tribe of Procureers and Chicanous earn their living how?

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

3. Where does Bringuenarilles die from eating pots and pans due to a shortage of windmills?

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

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

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