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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13, Chapter 5 - The Grotesque Image of the Body Concludes and Chapter 6 - Images of the Material Bodily Lower Stratum.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Friar John" is heavily associated with:
(a) Intellect and spirit.
(b) Food and battles.
(c) Sex and love.
(d) Nature and the earth.

2. Goethe traces the roots of Carnival to the:
(a) Mesopotamians.
(b) Phoenicians.
(c) Greeks.
(d) Romans.

3. What was unique about the Russian Revolution?
(a) It continues into the present day.
(b) Only the elite class was involved.
(c) It was purely a religious revolt.
(d) People of all classes and occupations were centrally involved.

4. Bakhtin asserts that in Rabelais' time, food and banquets always contained a sense of:
(a) Depression and resignation.
(b) Physical discomfort.
(c) Victory and regeneration.
(d) Intellectual stimulation.

5. After Rabelais' time, what happens to the "body" as a general social idea?
(a) The body expands to include the universal consciousness.
(b) The body is exalted for its natural functions only.
(c) The body gets restricted and individualized.
(d) The body appears to reduce in size and strength.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What significant thing did translators of Rabelais' work add to their translations?

3. Why does Friar John beat thousands of men in his abbey?

4. What was the reception of Rabelais' work in the eighteenth century?

5. What type of work did Rabelais often publish, especially for the fairs?

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