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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what subject is Sei Shonagon particularly frank?
(a) The amount of her personal wealth.
(b) Her hatred for foreigners.
(c) Her disease.
(d) Bedroom behavior.

2. When was Seneca the Younger born?
(a) 525 A.D.
(b) 1420 A.D.
(c) 300 B.C.
(d) 3 A.D.

3. What does "Pleasure Boat Studio" refer to?
(a) A studio in which Ou-Yank Hsiu loves to paint seascapes.
(b) The nickname for a room in a governmental office.
(c) A private place in the park by the pond.
(d) A ship that houses several prostitutes.

4. What career did Montaigne have prior to writing?
(a) He was a teacher.
(b) He was an attorney.
(c) He was a court clerk.
(d) He was a tanner.

5. Why prompted Montaigne to retire from his career to pursue writing?
(a) The death of his best friend.
(b) His own bankruptcy.
(c) The birth of his first child.
(d) The death of his wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the disposition of the eunuch Montaigne describes in "Of a Monstrous Child?"

2. When did Plutarch die?

3. According to Montaigne, what is the source of the difference between men and women?

4. Ou-Yank Hsiu is considered one of eight what?

5. What is unusual about Montaigne's first book, as opposed to any books thereafter?

(see the answer key)

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