This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, Chapter 4 - Banquet Imagery & Chapter 5 - The Grotesque Image of the Body and Its Sources.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bakhtin consider the "symposium" of Medieval grotesque realism?
(a) Refereed debates between two clergymen.
(b) Vows spoken between lovers.
(c) The tradition of festive speech.
(d) Bear-baiting in the town square.

2. Who is Janotus de Bragmardo?
(a) A clown who mocks Gargantua at Carnival.
(b) A market vendor scheming to cheat Gargantua.
(c) A scholar sent to recover church bells from Gargantua.
(d) A robber who stumbles across Gargantua's treasure.

3. With what portion of the body is grotesque debasement most concerned?
(a) The material lower stratum.
(b) The head and eyes.
(c) The spiritual interior essence.
(d) The arms and legs.

4. How did Rabelais obtain the material for his writings?
(a) By attending many fairs and festivals and observing all the people there.
(b) By studying manuscripts for long hours in monasteries.
(c) By interviewing thousands of market vendors.
(d) By receiving a divine revelation.

5. How is the figure of the king treated in Rabelais' writing?
(a) Like a child: pampered, sheltered, and beloved.
(b) Like a criminal: charged, tried, and punished.
(c) Like a god: worshipped, feared, and obeyed.
(d) Like a clown: beaten, travestied, and transformed.