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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. Where is Pantagruel sent to study in Pantagruel: Chapter 5?

2. Who consults Seraphin Calobarsy to set Gargantua on a better path in Gargantua: Chapter Twenty-one?

3. What occupation does Seraphin Calobarsy hold?

4. What does Grandgousier give to each pilgrim for their journey in Gargantua: Chapter Forty-three?

5. Pantagruel: Introduction explains that this is the first edition of "Pantagruel" which was dated when?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. To whom is Pantagruel compared in Pantagruel: Chapter Ten? What office is offered him and why does he refuse it?

5. Who does Pantagruel challenge to combat in Pantagruel: Chapter Nineteen? What is the conclusion of the battle?

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

7. Why is Braggart killed? Who kills him?

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

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

10. When does Gargantua leave Paris? Where does he go?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the character of Panurge in the narrative. What role does Panurge play to Pantagruel's protagonist role? What qualities does the character exhibit?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the character of Pantagruel and identify the characteristics which make him the protagonist of the novel. What qualities does Pantagruel exhibit?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the history of fortune-telling and superstition during the time the novel was written. How much credit was given to soothsayers, oracles, etc. during Rabelais' time?

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