View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What year was Jean de Coras killed?
(a) 1570.
(b) 1566.
(c) 1563.
(d) 1572.

2. About how many people came to testify in the impostor's trial?
(a) One hundred.
(b) One hundred fifty.
(c) Two hundred fifty.
(d) Two hundred.

3. What happened to Judge Jean de Coras after his religious beliefs became known?
(a) He made a lot of money from his book.
(b) He became famous.
(c) He was expelled from being a judge.
(d) He went bankrupt.

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

5. In Chapter 10, Jean de Coras calls Bertrande _______________ in the identity theft of Martin Guerre.
(a) A victim.
(b) A defendant.
(c) An accomplice.
(d) A martyr.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Judge Jean de Coras' home?

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

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

4. How did Pierre react when he saw the real Martin?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

1. The author says Montainge was too hard on Coras. Why?

2. Why did the impostor ask the judge to move Bertrande away from Pierre in Chapter 7?

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

4. What reasons does the author state for her belief that Martin heard about the trial before he got to Artigat?

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

6. Why do you think Bertrande immediately acknowledged the real Martin?

7. Why does Coras describe Martin's arrival, "Like a miracle."

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 780 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample