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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The real Martin finally returns to Artigat. How many years had he been gone?
(a) Five.
(b) Nine.
(c) Eight.
(d) Twelve.

2. What was a typical case for the courts in Rieux?
(a) Vandalism.
(b) Identity theft.
(c) Murder.
(d) Forgery.

3. How old was Jean de Coras when he received his doctorate degree?
(a) Twenty-five.
(b) Thirty.
(c) Twenty-one.
(d) Nineteen.

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 President Michel Du Faur.
(d) From the notes of Pierre Guerre.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who made up the chambers of the Toulouse Parliament?

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

3. What was the title of the article Jean de Coras wrote about marriage?

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

5. Of the people who testified the impostor is indeed an impostor, who was the most influential?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Coras find the impostor remarkable even after having been fooled by him?

2. LeSueur's pamphlet, "Admiranda Historia," became hugely popular, very quickly. Why do you think this happened?

3. Though Coras was Protestant by the time he wrote" Arrest Memorable," why was the book received so well by Catholics?

4. What did Martin say when Bertrande said everyone was fooled by the impostor?

5. How did the dedications in Coras' books help him career-wise?

6. What does the author say Montaigne would have done if called to testify in the Martin Guerre Case?

7. Proving that a man is not who he says he is, in the 16th century, is difficult to nearly impossible. In Chapter 7, what are some ways for proving identity that the author mentions?

8. Given that three people said they recognized the impostor even after he'd been living with Bertrande, do you think he would have eventually been exposed?

9. Why wouldn't a confession from the impostor be enough to prove his guilt?

10. A monitoire was read to Catholic church members in Artigat and Sajas. What is a monitoire?

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