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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) Her hatred for foreigners.
(b) Bedroom behavior.
(c) Her disease.
(d) The amount of her personal wealth.

2. Which famous author does Michel de Montaigne rely upon for several quotations in the final essay in the volume?
(a) Aristotle.
(b) Cato the Elder.
(c) Virgil.
(d) Seneca.

3. In Montaigne's "On Some Verses..." essay, what opinion does he express about the sexes?
(a) Men are made for war, and women are made for love.
(b) Men are far superior to women in all intellectual areas.
(c) Men and women are essentially the same.
(d) Men do not possess emotional excess, which is the chief flaw of women.

4. What accounts for the lack of structure in Montaigne's writing?
(a) Many of Montaigne's original writings were burned in a fire.
(b) Montaigne follows his thoughts wherever they lead him.
(c) The traditional manner in which academics have structured the papers is nearly nonsensical.
(d) Montaigne constantly goes on tangents in which he expresses his love for his wife.

5. In "Of Books," why does Montaigne quote other writers?
(a) To show how inferior other authors' works are to his own.
(b) To provide fanciful stories that break up the monotony of the personal essay.
(c) To further expand upon points he is making.
(d) To include love poetry for his most important reader, his wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. Beyond the Monstrous Child, who else is discussed in "Of a Monstrous Child?"

2. What does "Pleasure Boat Studio" refer to?

3. When did Plutarch die?

4. When was Ou-Yank Hsiu born?

5. What does Montaigne conclude in "Of a Monstrous Child?"

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