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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. 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) Thaumaste.
(c) Panurge.
(d) Anarch.

2. What does the midwife administer to Gargantua's mother when she goes into labor?
(a) Milk.
(b) A constrictive.
(c) A poison.
(d) A pain killer.

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

4. It is written in Gargantua: Chapter Twenty-two that Gargantua spent rainy days attending what?
(a) The theatre.
(b) Public lectures.
(c) Art museums.
(d) Church.

5. Who does Panurge talk of having escaped because they wanted to roast him alive in Pantagruel: Chapter Ten?
(a) The Russians.
(b) The English.
(c) The Italians.
(d) The Turks.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what king does Pantagruel send the prisoner in Pantagruel: Chapter Eighteen?

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

3. How many novels are contained in the collection "Gargantua and Pantagruel" by Francois Rabelais?

4. What man with a Germanic tongue does Pantagruel meet in Pantagruel: Chapter Nine?

5. Where does Pantagruel send Carpalim in Pantagruel: Chapter Twenty-one?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Braggart killed? Who kills him?

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

4. Where is Pantagruel sent in Pantagruel: Chapter Five? What are his impressions of study?

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

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

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

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