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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Martin respond to Bertrande?
(a) Martin blamed Bertrande for what happened.
(b) Martin told Bertrande he forgave her.
(c) Martin kissed Bertrande.
(d) Martin hugged Bertrande and gave her a tissue.

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

3. Which of the following was a possible reason for Bertrande to pretend she didn't know the impostor was not Martin?
(a) Bertrande was protecting her children.
(b) Bertande was being abused.
(c) Bertrande wanted a husband.
(d) Bertrande was protecting her inheritance.

4. What was Montaigne's opinion of Arnaud du Tihl?
(a) That he was remarkable.
(b) That he was moral.
(c) That he was a liar.
(d) That he was immoral.

5. Jean de Coras is believed to have been a supporter of what religion?
(a) Buddist.
(b) Catholic.
(c) Protestant.
(d) Christian.

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

7. What was the title of the article Jean de Coras wrote about marriage?
(a) "War and Peace".
(b) "Clandestine Marriages".
(c) "Arreste Memorable".
(d) "The Admirable History of the Pseudo-Martin of Toulouse".

8. Judge Coras is said to have believed marriage was between the couple and God. What religious view did this belief relate to in the 1500's?
(a) Buddist.
(b) Christian.
(c) Protestant.
(d) Catholic.

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

10. Where is Judge Jean de Coras' home?
(a) Artigat.
(b) Chancey
(c) Realmont.
(d) Rieux.

11. What is the significance of the title of the book, "On the Lame?"
(a) Martin is on the run for most of the book.
(b) Lame applies to several elements of the story with different definitions.
(c) The author thought the story of Martin Guerre was lame.
(d) It has no significance.

12. How many times was Jean de Coras married?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

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

14. Why were witnesses brought to the impostor before the trial?
(a) He had a right to try to talk them out of it.
(b) He had a right to question their character.
(c) To say hello.
(d) To observe the impostor's reaction.

15. How did the impostor react when Bertrande was put in jail?
(a) The impostor broke down and told the truth.
(b) The impostor lost control and had to be held down.
(c) The impostor continued on, not breaking from his story.
(d) The impostor was happy that Bertrande would be jailed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was a typical case for the courts in Rieux?

2. In Chapter 10, Jean de Coras calls Bertrande _______________ in the identity theft of Martin Guerre.

3. While in jail, Bertrande was questioned by Judge Coras. How did Bertrande change her story?

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

5. Why was Jean de Coras killed?

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