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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did the judge arrange a new place for Bertrande to live?
(a) Bertrande wanted to be closer to the impostor.
(b) Bertrande was being pressured by Pierre to testify.
(c) The judge didn't like Pierre.
(d) Bertrande was sick.

2. How many chambers did the Toulouse Parliament have?
(a) Five.
(b) Two.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Ten.

3. Of the many arguments made about the people involved in the Martin Guerre case, what argument was made about Martin Guerre's 12 year absence?
(a) That Martin owed Bertrande an apology.
(b) That Martin should have been punished for abandoning his family.
(c) That Martin forfeited his inheritance by leaving.
(d) That Martin was on the run from a crime he committed.

4. Of the people who testified, how many testified the impostor was the real Martin?
(a) About twenty.
(b) About thirty.
(c) About fifty.
(d) About sixty.

5. While in jail, Bertrande was questioned by Judge Coras. How did Bertrande change her story?
(a) Bertrande said she suspected the impostor was not Martin, but wasn't sure.
(b) Bertrande said the impostor threatened her if she ever told the truth.
(c) She didn't; Bertrande stuck to her story.
(d) Bertrande admitted she knew the impostor was not Martin.

6. What judge's writings were the basis for much of The Return of Martin Guerre?
(a) Jean De Coras.
(b) President Michel Du Faur.
(c) Arnaud Du Tilh.
(d) Guillaume Le Sueur.

7. Who made up the chambers of the Toulouse Parliament?
(a) Five judges and one president.
(b) Ten judges and one president.
(c) Fifteen judges and two presidents.
(d) Ten judges and two presidents.

8. When was Montaigne's book, "On the Lame," published?
(a) 1580.
(b) 1588.
(c) 1575.
(d) 1569.

9. How did the impostor's brothers respond when asked to come to the court to testify?
(a) They fled.
(b) They refused.
(c) They came right away.
(d) They pretended they didn't get the message.

10. What was the impostor's defense in the second trial?
(a) That he, the impostor, was crazy.
(b) That Pierre was crazy.
(c) That Pierre was lying because Pierre hated him.
(d) That he, the impostor, had amnesia.

11. What two places has Jean de Coras been known to have studied law?
(a) Orleans and Venice.
(b) Venice and Pairs.
(c) Heidelberg and Venice.
(d) Orleans and Paris.

12. Jean de Coras was a well known lecturer of what kind of law?
(a) Bankruptcy.
(b) Civil.
(c) Divorce.
(d) Criminal.

13. How was Jean de Coras killed?
(a) He was buried alive.
(b) He was shot.
(c) He was lynched.
(d) He was poisoned.

14. What was the punishment for impersonating another person?
(a) Death.
(b) Probation.
(c) A fine.
(d) Imprisonment

15. ____________________was a little known lawyer and writer.
(a) Jean de Coras.
(b) Guillaume Le Sueur.
(c) Arnaud du Tilh.
(d) Michel Du Faur.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Jean de Coras killed?

2. Why does the author suspect Martin showed up at the courthouse?

3. Jean de Coras' vision for writing the story of Martin Guerre was considered to be ___________.

4. Of the people who testified, how many testified that the impostor was indeed an impostor?

5. The real Martin finally returns to Artigat. How many years had he been gone?

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