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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, Fountainhead.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Montaigne's father treat Montaigne?
(a) He indulged and spoiled him.
(b) He abandoned him, and Montaigne was raised by his grandparents mostly.
(c) He whipped him cruelly for minor offenses.
(d) He forced him to work in a linen factory at age 8.

2. What kind of family background did Montaigne come from?
(a) Both his father and mother's families were well-off and prominent.
(b) His father was rich, but his mother came from a poor family.
(c) Montaigne came from a poor background.
(d) His mother was rich, but his father came from a poor family.

3. Plutarch is known as the first great what?
(a) Personal essayist.
(b) Biographer.
(c) Storyteller.
(d) Playwright.

4. What does a woman's level of attachment to a man depend upon, according to Sei Shonagon?
(a) The way the man takes his leave of the woman.
(b) The elegance with which a man talks to the woman.
(c) The quality of gifts the man gives the woman.
(d) The way a man smells.

5. How was Montaigne's first book received?
(a) It was self-published, and only three people got to see it at the time.
(b) It enjoyed a great deal of success.
(c) It was largely ignored by the public.
(d) It was scorned, and vilified in the newspapers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Montaigne's view on quoting and crediting other authors?

2. In "On Noise," what is necessary for a person to ignore the noise of the outside world?

3. Plutarch was a priest of which temple?

4. In Montaigne's "On Some Verses..." essay, what opinion does he express about the sexes?

5. Which of the following subjects is NOT discussed in Montaigne's "On Some Verses..." essay?

(see the answer key)

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