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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who claims that many monks are lazy in Gargantua: Chapter Thirty-eight?

3. Whose reputation grows after winning the dispute against the Englishman in Pantagruel: Chapter Fourteen?

4. What does the name Pantagruel mean?

5. Pantagruel: Dixain was written by whom?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Gargantua accidentally swallow in Gargantua: Chapter Thirty-six?

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

3. Who comes to test Pantagruel in Pantagruel: Chapter Thirteen? What happens?

4. What is the subject of Gargantua: Chapters One through Five? What is suggested by Gargamelle's pregnancy?

5. Who does Pantagruel meet in Pantagruel: Chapter Nine? How is this character described?

6. What did Rabelais write in his "Pantagrueline Prognostication for 1533"? What did he assure the reader?

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

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

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

10. When was Gargantua written? What does To Readers suggest about the text?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the life and works of Francois Rabelais. What style was the author known for? What formats did he write in other than novels?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the plot structure of the Third Book of Pantagruel, delineating the exposition, rising action, climax and denouement. Where are the main characters at the end of the novel? Is there suspense as to what will happen next?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the Roman legal formulas presented in the Prologue of The Fourth Book of Pantagruel, as well as the works of Erasmus, Aesop, and Tiraqueau. Why does Rabelais comment on these authors in his introductions to the fourth novel?

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