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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) Carpalim.
(b) Epistemon.
(c) Loup Garou.
(d) Almyrodes.

2. What colors are the livery Gargantua's father orders for Gargantua in Gargantua: Chapter Seven?
(a) Blue and white.
(b) Green and gold.
(c) Black and tan.
(d) Blue and orange.

3. In Pantagruel: Chapter Twenty-two, the people of Dipsodes surrender to Pantagruel, except for whom?
(a) Almyrodes.
(b) King Anarch.
(c) Epistemon.
(d) Panurge.

4. What does Gargantua's father ask him to do by letter in Gargantua: Chapter Twenty-six?
(a) Go to London.
(b) Go to Paris.
(c) Go to church.
(d) Come home.

5. Whose defeat does Carpalim announce to the city in Pantagruel: Chapter Twenty-one?
(a) Solomon's.
(b) Janotus'.
(c) Epistemon's
(d) King Anarch's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Pantagruel receive instead of the office in Pantagruel: Chapter Ten?

2. What plagues Africa during Pantagruel's birth?

3. What does one of the pilgrims' staff hit, causing Gargantua to spit them out in Gargantua: Chapter Thirty-six?

4. Who summons the inhabitants of the city to set fire to the Dipsodes' camp in Pantagruel: Chapter Eighteen?

5. What does Pantagruel intend to have a look at with his friend in Pantagruel: Chapter Eleven?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Who does Panurge attempt to seduce in Pantagruel: Chapter Fourteen? What is his response?

7. What dispute arises in Garganua's homeland in Gargantua: Chapter Twenty-three? Who begins an attack?

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

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

10. What is stated about the style and time period of the Third Book of Pantagruel in the Introduction?

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