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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 evidence was presented to prove the impostor was an impostor?
2. ____________________was a little known lawyer and writer.
3. How is "Arrest Memorable" different from "The Admirable History of the Pseudo-Martin of Toulouse"?
4. Jean de Coras had nightmares about ____________________________.
5. What year was Jean de Coras killed?
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. 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?
3. Why did the impostor ask the judge to move Bertrande away from Pierre in Chapter 7?
4. Why do you think Bertrande immediately acknowledged the real Martin?
5. How did Coras' religion get him killed?
6. The author says Montainge was too hard on Coras. Why?
7. Coras was a romantic. Give an example of one of his romantic gestures.
8. What does the author say Montaigne would have done if called to testify in the Martin Guerre Case?
9. How important was Coras' Arrest Memorable" in the 16th century?
10. How did the dedications in Coras' books help him career-wise?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Protestants believed marriage was between the couple who considered themselves married and God and supported the act of divorce if it was necessary. Catholics supported arranged marriages and did not believe in divorce. The author speculates that Bertrande and the impostor, Arnaud, converted to the Protestant faith. Do you think the Protestant views had any effect on Bertrande's and the impostor's beliefs about marriage? Do you think they felt the religion absolved them of guilt?
Essay Topic 2
In Judge Jean de Coras' "Arrest Memorable" much is made about the fact that he did not include the fact that both Bertrande and Pierre were imprisoned during the second trial. Given that we know very little about why they were jailed, and that Coras was there and should know, why do you think he left that part out of his book?
Essay Topic 3
Do you think Bertrande and the impostor, Arnaud, ever talked about who he really was or do you think Bertrande preferred not to admit she knew the impostor was not Martin, even to the impostor? Back up your position with information from the book.
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