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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Bertrande immediately recognized Martin and ran to hug him. What did she ask him for?
(a) A kiss.
(b) Forgiveness.
(c) A tissue.
(d) A reason why he left.

3. Of the people who testified that the impostor was the real Martin, who was the most influential?
(a) Pierre.
(b) Sanxi.
(c) Martin's sisters.
(d) Bertrande.

4. Where did Guillaume Le Sueur get most of his information to write his book about Martin Guerre?
(a) From the notes of Arnaud du Tilh.
(b) From the notes of Jean de Coras.
(c) From the notes of Pierre Guerre.
(d) From the notes of President Michel Du Faur.

5. What was the impostor's sentence in the first trial?
(a) Probation.
(b) Death.
(c) Imprisonment.
(d) A fine.

6. What language was, "The Admirable History of the Pseudo-Martin of Toulouse," originally printed in?
(a) Italian.
(b) English.
(c) Latin.
(d) French.

7. Who wrote Arrest Memorable?
(a) Guillaume Le Sueur.
(b) Michel Du Faur.
(c) Arnaud du Tilh.
(d) Jean de Coras.

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

9. Why was Jean de Coras killed?
(a) Because he declared the impostor not guilty.
(b) Because of his Protestant beliefs.
(c) Because he declared the impostor guilty.
(d) Because he put a woman in jail.

10. Jean de Coras had nightmares about ____________________________.
(a) The impostor coming back to kill him.
(b) His wife being fooled by an impostor.
(c) His wife marrying someone else.
(d) The impostor actually being innocent.

11. 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.

12. What evidence was presented to prove the impostor was an impostor?
(a) The shoe size of Martin.
(b) The portrait of Martin as a teenager.
(c) Martin's signature.
(d) Martin's journal.

13. What was the impostor's defense to the allegations against him?
(a) Amnesia.
(b) Pierre wanted him out of the way so he could keep all the land.
(c) Insanity.
(d) Pierre hated him and was making up lies to get rid of him.

14. 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 forfeited his inheritance by leaving.
(b) That Martin was on the run from a crime he committed.
(c) That Martin owed Bertrande an apology.
(d) That Martin should have been punished for abandoning his family.

15. 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 was protecting her inheritance.
(d) Bertrande wanted a husband.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the impostor's brothers respond when asked to come to the court to testify?

2. What was the impostor's reaction when he was confronted by the real Martin?

3. Jean de Coras was a well known lecturer of what kind of law?

4. What two places has Jean de Coras been known to have studied law?

5. How many chambers did the Toulouse Parliament have?

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