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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. Who kills many of the enemy when he sees them stealing the grapes that the monastery uses for an entire year of wine in Gargantua: Chapter Twenty-five?

2. What is made for Gargantua in Gargantua: Chapter Eleven?

3. What position does Ulrich Gallet hold in Gargantua?

4. What is the name of the abbey built by Gargantua in Gargantua: Chapter Fifty?

5. What plagues Africa during Pantagruel's birth?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Introduction of Pantagruel reveal about the style and time period of the piece?

2. What is stated about the style and time period of the Third Book of Pantagruel in the Introduction?

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

4. What dispute arises in Garganua's homeland in Gargantua: Chapter Twenty-three? Who begins an attack?

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

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

7. Describe Pantagruel's birth. Why did his father give him the name Pantagruel?

8. What is the response of the Amaurots to King Anarch's defeat?

9. Why is Braggart killed? Who kills him?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define and identify literary and religious allusion in the narrative. What allusion does Rabelais make of Christianity in the reading? How does Pantagruel's story reflect that of Aeneas in "The Aeneid"?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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