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

2. Of the people who testified, how many testified that the impostor was indeed an impostor?
(a) Forty-five.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Thirty.
(d) Fifty.

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

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

5. How did Pierre react when he saw the real Martin?
(a) Pierre started to laugh uncontrollably.
(b) Pierre embraced Martin and cried.
(c) Pierre fainted.
(d) Pierre yelled at Martin for leaving.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the impostor react when Bertrande was put in jail?

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

3. How many chambers did the Toulouse Parliament have?

4. What judge's writings were the basis for much of The Return of Martin Guerre?

5. What was Montaigne's opinion of Arnaud du Tihl?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. Why is it said that Coras exaggerates in "Arrest Memorable?"

3. The judges were unsure of the impostor's guilt or innocence. How did the law's view of marriage play a role in the judge's decision?

4. What was the impostor's response to Martin's arrival in the days after their initial confrontation?

5. How important was Coras' Arrest Memorable" in the 16th century?

6. When questioned in court during the second trial what did the impostor do that convinced the judges of his innocence?

7. In Coras' "comitragic" version of "Arrest Memorable" he wrote that a woman doing what she pleased with her body is worse than what the impostor did. What did he mean?

8. How did Coras' religion get him killed?

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

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

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