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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Fifth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Seven, Panurge tells Aedituus the fable of the ass who renounces the what?
(a) Mare.
(b) War-horse.
(c) King.
(d) Princess.

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

4. Where does Bringuenarilles die from eating pots and pans due to a shortage of windmills?
(a) Tapinois and Artois.
(b) The islands of Tohu and Bohu.
(c) Amaurots.
(d) Paris.

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

6. What do Pantagruel and Panurge decide to visit for advice in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Forty-seven?
(a) The future.
(b) The Hall of Homer.
(c) The Wall of China.
(d) The Dive Bouteille.

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

8. Pantagruel denounces both the Gastrolaters and who in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Fifty-eight?
(a) The Chicanous.
(b) The Eucledians.
(c) The Interminers.
(d) The Engastrimyths.

9. 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) Gargantua.
(c) King Anarch.
(d) Panurge.

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

11. 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) King Anarch.
(b) Homenaz.
(c) Solomon.
(d) Panurge.

12. 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 Cheating.
(c) La Dive Bouteille.
(d) The Island of Ruach.

13. Panurge and his compatriots discuss the fact that women desire what in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Thirty-four?
(a) God-like men.
(b) Forbidden things.
(c) Chocolate.
(d) Great warriors.

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

15. What island encountered by Pantagruel is uninhabited but weapons grow from the plants?
(a) La Dive Bouteille.
(b) The Island of Cheating.
(c) The Island of Ruach.
(d) The Island of Ironmongery.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. With whom does Panurge head toward Panzoust in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Sixteen?

3. In Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapters Fifty-nine and Sixty tell of how the Gastrolaters worship Gaster as their what?

4. The Fifth Book of Pantagruel: Introduction states that this book was published how many years after Rabelais' death?

5. What do Pantagruel and his men bestow on Homenaz before leaving in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Fifty-four?

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