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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 does King Picrochole send to patrol in Gargantua: Chapter Forty-one?
(a) Comte de Rushin.
(b) Thaumaste.
(c) Gargantua.
(d) Hastyveal.

2. Who becomes stuck in a tree as he encourages the men to have courage in Gargantua: Chapter Forty?
(a) Hastyveal.
(b) Gargantua.
(c) King Picrochole the Third.
(d) Frere Jean.

3. In Pantagruel: Prologue, the author compared the novel to what literary genre?
(a) Medieval fairy tales.
(b) Non-fiction.
(c) Medieval war tales.
(d) Medieval romances.

4. What is the name of Pantagruel's mother?
(a) Gargantua.
(b) Abbaye.
(c) Cepola.
(d) Badebec.

5. What does Gargantua's mother eat a lot of during her pregnancy in Gargantua: Chapter Four?
(a) Hog jowels.
(b) Tripe.
(c) Cheese.
(d) Croissants.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the abbey built by Gargantua in Gargantua: Chapter Fifty?

2. How many men in copper spheres are sent into Pantagruel's stomach to dislodge a mountain of ordure in Pantagruel: Chapter Twenty-three?

3. What does Gargantua attempt to devote himself to in Gargantua: Chapter Twenty?

4. What does Gargantua accidentally swallow the six pilgrims with in Gargantua: Chapter Thirty-six?

5. Who brings an action against the Sorbonnists in court in Gargantua: Chapter Nineteen?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who does Pantagruel meet in Pantagruel: Chapter Nine? How is this character described?

3. Describe Pantagruel's birth. Why did his father give him the name Pantagruel?

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

5. To whom is Pantagruel compared in Pantagruel: Chapter Ten? What office is offered him and why does he refuse it?

6. What is sent to Gargantua in Gargantua: Chapter Fifteen? What does he do with the gift?

7. What does Gargantua build in Gargantua: Chapter Fifty? Why?

8. What does King Picrochole do for revenge in Gargantua: Chapter Forty?

9. What land does Pantagruel subdue in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter One? Who does he give Salmaguni to?

10. What does the Introduction of Pantagruel reveal about the style and time period of the piece?

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