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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Pantagruel greeted oddly by the natives in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Nine?
(a) Paris.
(b) The Isle of Ennasin.
(c) Procuration.
(d) Tapinois.

2. Where does Quaremeprenant reign in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Twenty-nine?
(a) Dipsodia.
(b) Orleans.
(c) Amaurots.
(d) Tapinois.

3. What is the name of the hermit who greets Pantagruel's ships in Fifth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter One?
(a) Braguibus.
(b) Catty-Claws.
(c) Quaremeprenant.
(d) Messer Gaster.

4. What does Panurge do with the sheep he's bought in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Eight?
(a) Eats it.
(b) Throws it in the sea.
(c) Cages it.
(d) Lights it on fire.

5. What do Panurge and Pantagruel debate the meaning of in ancient literary traditions in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Fourteen?
(a) Religious allusion.
(b) Plot structure.
(c) Philosophy.
(d) Symbolism.

6. What did the wife in Panurge's dream put on his head in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Fourteen?
(a) A crown.
(b) A hat.
(c) A bag.
(d) Horns.

7. Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Prologue of the Author advises the reader to do what?
(a) Stand up against oppression.
(b) Look to the humanists.
(c) Turn from God.
(d) Humble himself before God.

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

9. 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) Poison.
(b) Bullets.
(c) Sword thrusts.
(d) Cannon-balls.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells Pantagruel and his men how miracles are produced by the Decretals in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapters Fifty-one through Fifty-three?

2. 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?

3. Pantagruel attends a hearing judged by whom in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Thirty-eight?

4. Who rules the Island of Cheli in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Ten?

5. What island do Pantagruel's ships reach in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Sixty-three?

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