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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. Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Prologue of the Author advises the reader to do what?
(a) Turn from God.
(b) Stand up against oppression.
(c) Look to the humanists.
(d) Humble himself before God.

2. What island do Pantagruel's ships reach in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Sixty-three?
(a) Island of the Papimanes.
(b) Ruach.
(c) Ile Farouche.
(d) Chaneph.

3. Where do Pantagruel and his men land in Fifth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter One?
(a) Isle of the Ganabin.
(b) Dipsodia.
(c) The Ringing Island.
(d) Ile Farouche.

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

5. Where does Bringuenarilles die from eating pots and pans due to a shortage of windmills?
(a) Amaurots.
(b) Tapinois and Artois.
(c) The islands of Tohu and Bohu.
(d) Paris.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Pantagruel ask to parley with in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Forty-two?

2. The Queen of Cheli and all of her court kiss Pantagruel and his men, except for whom, in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Ten?

3. Who tells Panurge of a remedy for cuckoldry in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Thirty-three?

4. The narrator explains that what should not be hated by humans in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Thirty-eight?

5. The individual Pantagruel suggests Panurge seek the advice of in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Nineteen is what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What hearing does Pantagruel attend in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Thirty-eight? What is revealed there?

2. What do Pantagruel and his men hear at sea in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Fifty-five? What becomes of the sound?

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

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

5. What leads Pantagruel and Panurge to the Dive Bouteille?

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

7. Who discusses the Decretals with Pantagruel? What is related of them?

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

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

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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