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

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

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

4. Jean de Coras went on to hold what office for the Protestant Queen of Navarre?
(a) Chancellor.
(b) Governor.
(c) City Counsel.
(d) Prime Minister.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Montaigne thought hanging Arnaud du Tilh was _____?

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

3. What is the significance of the title of the book, "On the Lame?"

4. How did Martin respond to Bertrande?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Coras' religion get him killed?

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

3. 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?

4. 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?

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

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

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

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

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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