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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Chapter 2 - Language of the Marketplace Cont..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mikhail Bakhtin is:
(a) A fictional figure created to be the mouthpiece of an anonymous author.
(b) The most famous Russian writer ever.
(c) A vocal Eastern Orthodox cleric.
(d) A somewhat mysterious but increasingly interesting literary figure.

2. In Rabelais' works, some causes of diseases associated with the material body lower stratum are:
(a) Results of public punishments for social crimes.
(b) Results of a sickly infancy and childhood.
(c) Overindulgence in food, drink, and sex.
(d) Divine retribution for one's sins.

3. Did the "unofficial" and "official" forms of speech ever coincide?
(a) Yes, especially during festivals.
(b) No, except during times of war.
(c) Yes, except for religious holidays.
(d) No, both forms of speech were highly regulated.

4. According to Bakhtin's semiotic understanding, what irony is inherent within the creative power of language?
(a) All languages are one.
(b) No word can actually ever be defined.
(c) The individual expresses him- or herself only through the words of others.
(d) Language does not actually express anything.

5. Why, according to Bakhtin, is Rabelais' parody of the Church not considered heresy?
(a) Rabelais follows every criticism with heartfelt praise.
(b) The Church received an annual tribute from Rabelais, so it overlooked his parodies.
(c) The clergy paid no attention to Rabelais' works.
(d) Rabelais maintains a comic style, so no one could mistake him for being serious.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which answer best describes "grotesque realism"?

2. Bakhtin thinks that life is:

3. What is "man's second nature," according to Renaissance Christian doctrine?

4. In the Prologue of the Third Book, to which contemporary events does Rabelais allude?

5. What do Rabelais' various works indicate about the popular notion of urination?

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