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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 is eulogized in Fifth Book of Pantagruel: Prologue?
(a) King Anarch.
(b) Princess of Avalon of France.
(c) Queen Marguerite de Navarre of France.
(d) Epistemon.

2. Pantagruel denounces both the Gastrolaters and who in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Fifty-eight?
(a) The Interminers.
(b) The Engastrimyths.
(c) The Eucledians.
(d) The Chicanous.

3. What does Homenaz give Pantagruel and his men in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Fifty-four?
(a) Apples.
(b) Pears.
(c) Apricots.
(d) Cherries.

4. Who tells Pantagruel and his men how miracles are produced by the Decretals in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapters Fifty-one through Fifty-three?
(a) Homenaz.
(b) Panurge.
(c) King Anarch.
(d) Solomon.

5. What is the name of the hermit who greets Pantagruel's ships in Fifth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter One?
(a) Quaremeprenant.
(b) Catty-Claws.
(c) Braguibus.
(d) Messer Gaster.

Short Answer Questions

1. The inhabitants of where drink to the health of Pantagruel in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter One?

2. Who comes on a ship in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Three to report on Pantagruel's circumstances?

3. With whom does Panurge head toward Panzoust in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Sixteen?

4. The hermit who greets Pantagruel's ships in Fifth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter One subjects the men to what before admitting them to the island?

5. What do Pantagruel and his men bestow on Homenaz before leaving in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Fifty-four?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the physician suggest to Panurge in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Thirty-three? What about the philosopher?

3. Who does Pantagruel convince Panurge to see in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Nineteen?

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

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

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

7. With whom does Pantagruel almost fight in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Five? What happens?

8. Where does Pantagruel land in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Thirty-five? What does he see there?

9. What do Pantagruel and his men encounter at sea in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapters Seventeen and Eighteen?

10. What does Panurge decipher from his dreams in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Fourteen? How does Pantagruel interpret the dream?

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