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

2. Who does Gargantua take as prisoner in Gargantua: Chapter Forty-two?
(a) Braggart.
(b) Hastyveal.
(c) Comte de Rushin.
(d) Pantagruel.

3. Where does Pantagruel stroll toward to seek recreation from his studies in Pantagruel: Chapter Eleven?
(a) Poitiers.
(b) Paris.
(c) The Faubourg Saint-Marcel.
(d) Orleans.

4. Of whom is it written, "if ever there was such a one in Paris, a felon, a cheat, a tippler, a loafer, a scrounger, but that apart, the nicest young lad in the world"?
(a) Solomon.
(b) Panurge.
(c) Anarch.
(d) Thaumaste.

5. How many men in copper spheres are sent into Pantagruel's stomach to dislodge a mountain of ordure in Pantagruel: Chapter Twenty-three?
(a) Three.
(b) Eight.
(c) Five.
(d) Seventeen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Pantagruel suggest he and Panurge consult to determine whether Panurge should marry in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Twelve?

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

3. Where does Pantagruel's army march to take the entire kingdom by force in Pantagruel: Chapter Twenty-one?

4. Gargantua's countrymen get into a dispute with the bakers of where in Gargantua: Chapter Twenty-three?

5. How many knights approach Pantagruel's vessel in Pantagruel: Chapter Sixteen?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Panurge ask Pantagruel's advice about in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Nine? What discussion follows?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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