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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who among Pantagruel's men has his neck slit in Pantagruel: Chapter Nineteen?
(a) Loup Garou.
(b) Carpalim.
(c) Almyrodes.
(d) Epistemon.

2. What does Grandgousier give to each pilgrim for their journey in Gargantua: Chapter Forty-three?
(a) A sword.
(b) Ten gold coins.
(c) A horse.
(d) Arrows.

3. Who summons the inhabitants of the city to set fire to the Dipsodes' camp in Pantagruel: Chapter Eighteen?
(a) Loup Garou.
(b) Carpalim.
(c) Rabelais.
(d) King Anarch.

4. In Gargantua: Chapter One, the author writes that Gargantua's lineage was uncovered by whom?
(a) Almyrodes.
(b) Janotus.
(c) Magister Janotus de Bragmardo.
(d) Jean Audeau.

5. What gives permission to the king to print and sell Rabelais' book as written in Third Book of Pantagruel: Introduction?
(a) The Royal Prerogative.
(b) The King's Power.
(c) The King's Privilege.
(d) The King's Greed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Pantagruel cover his men with from the rain in Pantagruel: Chapter Twenty-two?

2. Who claims "those who are not very bright could never spend so much in so short a time" in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Two?

3. Who kills many of the enemy when he sees them stealing the grapes that the monastery uses for an entire year of wine in Gargantua: Chapter Twenty-five?

4. Who does Gargantua take as prisoner in Gargantua: Chapter Forty-two?

5. What occupation does Seraphin Calobarsy hold?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the response of the Amaurots to King Anarch's defeat?

2. Who does Pantagruel challenge to combat in Pantagruel: Chapter Nineteen? What is the conclusion of the battle?

3. Who does Gargantua accidentally swallow in Gargantua: Chapter Thirty-six?

4. What does Pantagruel think of Panurge at the onset of their friendship? How does the narrator describe Panurge in Pantagruel: Chapter Twelve?

5. How is Gargantua's childhood described in Gargantua: Chapter Ten?

6. What does Pantagruel send the prisoner with to the king in Pantagruel: Chapter Eighteen? What does the king do?

7. What is the subject of Gargantua: Chapters One through Five? What is suggested by Gargamelle's pregnancy?

8. What argument do Panurge and Pantagruel have about money in the Third Book of Pantagruel?

9. When does Gargantua leave Paris? Where does he go?

10. Who attempts to get back the bells of Notre Dame in Gargantua: Chapter Eighteen? What is Gargantua's response?

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