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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. What do Pantagruel and Panurge decide to visit for advice in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Forty-seven?

2. In Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Eleven, Epistemon explains why monks are readily found where?

3. What did the wife in Panurge's dream put on his head in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Fourteen?

4. Near what island do Pantagruel's ships sail in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Sixty-six?

5. What aged French poet does Panurge seek the advice on in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Twenty?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the physician suggest to Panurge in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Thirty-three? What about the philosopher?

2. What do the tribe of Procureers and Chicanous do for a living? What story does Panurge relate of them?

3. What do Pantagruel and his men encounter at sea in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapters Seventeen and Eighteen?

4. What do Pantagruel and his men find on the Island of Papefigues?

5. Who does Panurge buy a sheep from in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Six? What incident follows?

6. What ship arrives in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Three? Why?

7. Where does Pantagruel set out in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapters Twenty-eight through Thirty?

8. What does Panurge decipher from his dreams in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Fourteen? How does Pantagruel interpret the dream?

9. What is described of Gaster in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapters Fifty-nine and Sixty?

10. With whom does Pantagruel almost fight in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Five? What happens?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe some examples of symbolism, metaphor and simile in the narrative and analyze the meaning implied by each. How do these symbols relate to the themes of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the critical and public response of "Pantagruel". What does Rabelais write in his introductions to "Gargantua" that implies the first novel was controversial? Was it?

Essay Topic 3

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

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