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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 did the wife in Panurge's dream put on his head in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Fourteen?
(a) A hat.
(b) A bag.
(c) A crown.
(d) Horns.

2. The hairy tribe of Procureers and Chicanous earn their living how?
(a) Singing.
(b) Being beaten.
(c) Dancing.
(d) Selling wheat.

3. What aged French poet does Panurge seek the advice on in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Twenty?
(a) Thaumaste.
(b) Badebec.
(c) Carpalim.
(d) Raminagrobis.

4. Where do Pantagruel and his men see the hairy tribe of Procureers and Chicanous?
(a) Paris.
(b) Tapinois.
(c) Procuration.
(d) Amaurots.

5. Who does Pantagruel suggest Panurge take the advice from in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Thirty-seven?
(a) A witch.
(b) A queen.
(c) A monk.
(d) A fool.

Short Answer Questions

1. Pantagruel purchases a series of tapestries depicting the life and deeds of whom in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Two?

2. Pantagruel denounces both the Gastrolaters and who in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Fifty-eight?

3. Who sent the ship in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Three to report on Pantagruel's circumstances?

4. Who does Pantagruel suggest Panurge seek the advice of in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Nineteen?

5. Who examines cases by rolling dice in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Thirty-eight?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the character of Catty-Claws? What riddle does he ask?

2. Where is Pantagruel in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter One? Where does he depart?

3. What islands does Pantagruel pass in Fifth Book of Pantagruel: Chapters Nine through Eleven?

4. Where does Pantagruel set out in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapters Twenty-eight through Thirty?

5. What does Pantagruel speak of in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapters Forty-three and Forty-four?

6. When was the Fifth Book of Pantagruel published? What is said about it in the Introductions and Prologue?

7. Who does Panurge buy a sheep from in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Six? What incident follows?

8. What do the tribe of Procureers and Chicanous do for a living? What story does Panurge relate of them?

9. What ship arrives in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Three? Why?

10. What do Pantagruel and his men find on the Island of Papefigues?

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