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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. How does the account in "Arrest Memorable" depict the impostor's memory?

2. How did Martin respond to Bertrande?

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

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

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

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

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. Coras was a romantic. Give an example of one of his romantic gestures.

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Roman law in the sixteenth century stated, "It is better to leave unpunished a guilty man than to condemn an innocent man." What does this mean? How does this law apply to the impostor, Arnaud?

Essay Topic 2

Bertrande seems to have easily adapted to each stage of her marriage to Martin. First, when she was forced to marry at a young age, then when she was reunited with the fake Martin, and in the last stage when she was reunited with the real Martin. Surely she must have felt some anxiety in each of those situations, but she seems to have taken the changes in stride. Based on this knowledge, what can we conclude about Bertrande's priorities? Who was she putting first? Why was she so willing to go along with whatever was thrown at her?

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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