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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. What does Pantagruel receive instead of the office in Pantagruel: Chapter Ten?
2. Pantagruel: Introduction explains that this is the first edition of "Pantagruel" which was dated when?
3. Who summons the inhabitants of the city to set fire to the Dipsodes' camp in Pantagruel: Chapter Eighteen?
4. What does Pantagruel intend to have a look at with his friend in Pantagruel: Chapter Eleven?
5. In Gargantua: Chapter Thirty-one, le Comte Spandassaino and Captain Squirt use what to convince Picrochole to attack the cities and fortresses of Utopia?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who does Panurge attempt to seduce in Pantagruel: Chapter Fourteen? What is his response?
2. What does the Introduction of Pantagruel reveal about the style and time period of the piece?
3. What is the response of the Amaurots to King Anarch's defeat?
4. Who comes to test Pantagruel in Pantagruel: Chapter Thirteen? What happens?
5. What argument do Panurge and Pantagruel have about money in the Third Book of Pantagruel?
6. What did Rabelais write in his "Pantagrueline Prognostication for 1533"? What did he assure the reader?
7. What does Pantagruel send the prisoner with to the king in Pantagruel: Chapter Eighteen? What does the king do?
8. Who does Gargantua accidentally swallow in Gargantua: Chapter Thirty-six?
9. What is the subject of Gargantua: Chapters One through Five? What is suggested by Gargamelle's pregnancy?
10. What does Gargantua build in Gargantua: Chapter Fifty? Why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Define the literary element of "theme." How is the theme of education manifested in "Gargantua"? What position does Rabelais take on education in the narrative?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the allusions to Virgil, Lucian, Plato and Cicero in the narrative. Why does Pantagruel suggest Panurge refer to Virgil for his answer about marriage?
Essay Topic 3
Describe some examples of symbolism, metaphor and simile in the narrative and analyze the meaning implied by each. How do these symbols relate to the themes of the novel?
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