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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does Bakhtin interpret Rabelais' work as a response to the hardships of France in 1532?
2. What is a Renaissance "diablerie"?
3. How does Bakhtin define the combination of human and animal organs in Rabelais' novel?
4. In the Fourth Book, why does Villon set a trap for Tappecoue (or "Ticklepecker")?
5. At the beginning of Chapter 6, Bakhtin argues that Rabelais' entire novel exhibits a clear, general __________ thematic trend.
Short Essay Questions
1. How do the Medieval and Renaissance pictures of the cosmos differ?
2. What is the significance of Friar John's description of the monastery belfry as "fecund"?
3. What was "prandial libertinism"?
4. Why does Bakhtin assert that we cannot make the mistake of interpreting Rabelais' images of the material body lower stratum with our modern sensibilities?
5. What is "cosmic fear," and how is it treated in Renaissance folk culture?
6. What is significant about the language in which Rabelais writes and the sources of many of his words?
7. Why is the "Hippocratic Anthology" significant to Rabelais' work?
8. How did games and gaming change after the Renaissance?
9. Discuss the significance of Gargantua's birth.
10. How is "folly" ambivalent?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Choose three main characters from Rabelais' novel and explain the meanings of their names (for example, Gargantua, Pantagruel, Panurge, King Anarchus, Friar John, Lord Basche, etc.) Discuss any connotations their names may have, any allusions to people, places, historical events, or mythology, and what their names represent in the context of carnivalesque folk culture.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the importance of Rabelais' own historical context to his novel. How does he allude to, reinterpret, parody/travesty, or otherwise address contemporary people, places, and events? Cite at least two examples from Bakhtin's study.
Essay Topic 3
What roles do games play in Rabelais' novel and in the Renaissance? Discuss how games and gaming fulfill an "unofficial" social role as opposed to an "official" one. What images, traditions, and symbols does Bakhtin associate them with? How are games representative of folk culture? How did games and gaming change after the Renaissance?
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