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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Pantagruel preparing to go in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Forty-nine?
(a) To the mountains.
(b) To sea.
(c) To the forest.
(d) To the desert.

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

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

4. Who is the Master Aedituus of Ringing Island?
(a) Epistemon.
(b) Panurge.
(c) Gargantua.
(d) Albiam Camat.

5. Who tells Pantagruel and his men how miracles are produced by the Decretals in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapters Fifty-one through Fifty-three?
(a) Panurge.
(b) King Anarch.
(c) Homenaz.
(d) Solomon.

6. Pantagruel purchases a series of tapestries depicting the life and deeds of whom in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Two?
(a) Ulysses.
(b) Aeneas.
(c) Achilles.
(d) Agamemnon.

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

8. 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) Bullets.
(c) Sword thrusts.
(d) Poison.

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

10. The Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Introduction states that this book was written in what year?
(a) 1533.
(b) 1538.
(c) 1548.
(d) 1535.

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

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

13. Who does Pantagruel suggest Panurge seek the advice of in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Nineteen?
(a) Thaumaste.
(b) Carpalim.
(c) Badebec.
(d) Nazdecabre.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Pantagruel suggest Panurge take the advice from in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Thirty-seven?

3. Who does Panurge describe at Panzoust who foretells all things to come in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Fifteen?

4. Whose advice is Panurge advised to seek in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Twenty-five?

5. Who is eulogized in Fifth Book of Pantagruel: Prologue?

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