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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Who does Pantagruel ask to parley with in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Forty-two?
(a) Lady Niphleseth.
(b) King Anarch.
(c) Epistemon.
(d) Jean Audeau.

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

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

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) King Anarch.
(d) Frere Jean.

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

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

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

12. 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) Panurge.
(c) King Panigon.
(d) King Anarch.

13. Who tells Panurge that marriage is a matter fraught with risk in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Twenty-four?
(a) Carpalim.
(b) Raminagrobis.
(c) Thaumaste.
(d) Epistemon.

14. What plant does Pantagruel take with him in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Forty-nine?
(a) Wormwood.
(b) Gooseberry.
(c) Thaumaste.
(d) Pantagrueline.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Panurge stand by the galley with to prevent the shepherds from saving themselves in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Eight?

3. Ringing Island was once inhabited by Siticines but they were transfigured into what?

4. Fourth Book of Pantagruel: To the Most-Illustrious Prince is addressed to whom?

5. What do Pantagruel and Panurge decide to visit for advice in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Forty-seven?

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