1. Why did Bakhtin feel his times were comparable to those of the Renaissance?
(a) The specific threat of disease was killing many people in both times.
(b) The literatures and cultures of both eras bore a distinct resemblance.
(c) Both eras were times of broad social change that left people unsure of how to proceed.
(d) Two political leaders of the different eras were incredibly alike.

2. What was the reception of Rabelais' work in the eighteenth century?
(a) Other writers used his topics as a jumping-off point for their own works.
(b) His work was viewed as unintelligible and barbaric.
(c) His work was viewed as a revival of Classical writing.
(d) Other writers strove to emulate his style.

3. What does Bakhtin find inadequate in Veselovsky's metaphor of Rabelais as a village boy?
(a) Veselovsky's image seems too urban for Rabelais, who only wrote about the countryside.
(b) Veselovsky's image excludes the seriousness of the boy as a budding scholar.
(c) Veselovsky's image is too young at heart, for Rabelais wrote only with an old, tired voice.
(d) Veselovsky's image is cynical, but Rabelais actually celebrates regenerative laughter.

4. What does young Gargantua study in order to become acquainted with the common folk?
(a) The way young people are educated.
(b) Interactions between men and women.
(c) Herbs and medicines.
(d) Physically demanding activities.

5. Clowns and fools are:
(a) Restricted to entertaining the royal court.
(b) Present only at large fairs or gatherings.
(c) Everyday representatives of the folk and of Carnival.
(d) Prisoners forced to entertain others.