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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Seneca the Younger adheres to which school of philosophy?
(a) Nihilism.
(b) Stoicism.
(c) Phenomenology.
(d) Agrarianism.

2. Why is Plutarch consoling his wife in "Consolation to His Wife?"
(a) Their son died.
(b) Her father died.
(c) Their daughter died.
(d) Her mother died.

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

4. What is the name of Montaigne's best friend?
(a) Dominique de Villepin.
(b) Etienne de La Boetie.
(c) Adelaide Durand.
(d) Thomas Lacroissier.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Kenko, facing death should be like what?

2. What does Montaigne have in common with Saint Augustine?

3. What place does Seneca describe in "Scipio's Villa?"

4. To what character may many of Montaigne's writings may be considered similar to?

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

(see the answer key)

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