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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, Chapter 3 - Popular-Festive Forms.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What are the targets of the abusive language in Rabelais' prologue to the Third Book?
(a) Representatives of old, hypocritical, serious Medieval philosophy.
(b) Foreign travelers who have offended the traditions of Carnival.
(c) Average townsfolk who have imbibed too much wine.
(d) Members of the aristocracy whose political ideals are not in keeping with Rabelais' ideals.

3. According to Bakhtin, Carnival was the true symbol and incarnation of:
(a) The folk festival.
(b) The sanctity of the Church.
(c) The power of the monarchy.
(d) The natural world.

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

5. Why was Rabelais linked so closely to the Lyon fairs?
(a) The organizers of the fairs in Lyon banned Rabelais from attending them.
(b) Rabelais was a chief organizer of these fairs.
(c) Lyon fairs represented one of the largest markets for publishing.
(d) Rabelais was a performing clown for several years in these fairs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the "Catchpoles" of which Rabelais writes?

2. Why does Gargantua steal the bells of the Notre Dame cathedral?

3. How does Bakhtin define the combination of human and animal organs in Rabelais' novel?

4. Why are Rabelais' billingsgate elements considered "coarse and cynical" by most scholars?

5. The core images of the prologue of _Gargantua_ are:

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