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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 orders his men to march against the shepherds of Utopia in Gargantua: Chapter Twenty-four?

2. Who insists in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Five that there would be harmony in a world where all men are both debtors and borrowers?

3. What does Pantagruel receive instead of the office in Pantagruel: Chapter Ten?

4. In Pantagruel: Prologue, the author compared the novel to what literary genre?

5. What plagues Africa during Pantagruel's birth?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who comes to test Pantagruel in Pantagruel: Chapter Thirteen? What happens?

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

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

4. How is Gargantua's childhood described in Gargantua: Chapter Ten?

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

6. What land does Pantagruel subdue in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter One? Who does he give Salmaguni to?

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

8. What does Panurge ask Pantagruel's advice about in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Nine? What discussion follows?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

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

Discuss astrology and astronomy in the sixteenth century and how these are reflected in the novels of the collection. How much regard was given to astrologers during this time?

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