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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. Pantagruel advises Panurge to foretell whether he will have a good or bad marriage from what in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Thirteen?
2. Who among Pantagruel's men has his neck slit in Pantagruel: Chapter Nineteen?
3. How many knights approach Pantagruel's vessel in Pantagruel: Chapter Sixteen?
4. Pantagruel: Dixain was written by whom?
5. Of whom is it written, "if ever there was such a one in Paris, a felon, a cheat, a tippler, a loafer, a scrounger, but that apart, the nicest young lad in the world"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did Rabelais write in his "Pantagrueline Prognostication for 1533"? What did he assure the reader?
2. Describe Pantagruel's birth. Why did his father give him the name Pantagruel?
3. When does Gargantua leave Paris? Where does he go?
4. What does Gargantua attempt to devote himself to in Gargantua: Chapter Twenty? Who assists him?
5. Who comes to test Pantagruel in Pantagruel: Chapter Thirteen? What happens?
6. What is stated about the style and time period of the Third Book of Pantagruel in the Introduction?
7. Who does Gargantua accidentally swallow in Gargantua: Chapter Thirty-six?
8. What dispute arises in Garganua's homeland in Gargantua: Chapter Twenty-three? Who begins an attack?
9. What does Panurge ask Pantagruel's advice about in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Nine? What discussion follows?
10. Where is Pantagruel sent in Pantagruel: Chapter Five? What are his impressions of study?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the setting of "Pantagruel". During what time period does the story take place? How realistic are the locations and the people of the narrative?
Essay Topic 2
Describe the setting and characters established in the Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapters One through Five. Where is Thalasse located? Where is Medamothi? Who does Pantagruel meet there?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss humanist law and philosophy, and the arguments presented in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapters Thirty-three through Forty-four. How does Bridoye define law?
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