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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 does King Picrochole send to patrol in Gargantua: Chapter Forty-one?

2. What is the name of Pantagruel's mother?

3. What is the name of the satirical poem in Gargantua: Chapter Two?

4. Where does Pantagruel stroll toward to seek recreation from his studies in Pantagruel: Chapter Eleven?

5. With whose wisdom is Pantagruel's compared in Pantagruel: Chapter Ten?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Gargantua attempt to devote himself to in Gargantua: Chapter Twenty? Who assists him?

2. What does Gargantua build in Gargantua: Chapter Fifty? Why?

3. Why is Braggart killed? Who kills him?

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

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

6. Who does Panurge attempt to seduce in Pantagruel: Chapter Fourteen? What is his response?

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

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

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

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

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 the central character of Gargantua. How does Gargantua's childhood relate to the character of Pantagruel's? How are the characters similar and different?

Essay Topic 3

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"?

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