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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was a typical case for the courts in Rieux?

2. 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?

3. What happened to Judge Jean de Coras after his religious beliefs became known?

4. What was the impostor's defense to the allegations against him?

5. Where was Jean de Coras killed?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

If Pierre had been able to come up with the money and had the impostor, Arnaud, killed, how do you think things would have turned out? Would the truth still have come out?

Essay Topic 2

How does the setting contribute to the internal and external conflicts of the stories main characters?

Essay Topic 3

The judges were about to find Arnaud not guilty when Martin returned. Based on what you know about the characters, place and time of this story, make predictions about what might have happened if Martin had not returned? Consider how Bertrande would have responded, as well as Pierre. What would Arnaud have done next? Would he have escalated his demands for records and land?

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