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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 many times was Jean de Coras married?
2. What year was Jean de Coras killed?
3. Where did Guillaume Le Sueur get most of his information to write his book about Martin Guerre?
4. Jean de Coras went on to hold what office for the Protestant Queen of Navarre?
5. Who wrote, "The Admirable History of the Pseudo-Martin of Toulouse."
Short Essay Questions
1. How did Coras' religion get him killed?
2. What does the author say Montaigne would have done if called to testify in the Martin Guerre Case?
3. Though Coras was Protestant by the time he wrote" Arrest Memorable," why was the book received so well by Catholics?
4. Given that three people said they recognized the impostor even after he'd been living with Bertrande, do you think he would have eventually been exposed?
5. 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?
6. The author says Montainge was too hard on Coras. Why?
7. 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?
8. A monitoire was read to Catholic church members in Artigat and Sajas. What is a monitoire?
9. Why did Coras find the impostor remarkable even after having been fooled by him?
10. Coras was a romantic. Give an example of one of his romantic gestures.
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
The author implies that more innocent changes, such as the Guerre's name change, are in some ways equivalent to what the impostor, Arnaud, did when he changed his identity. Do you agree with this implication? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
In the story of The Return of Martin Guerre, much is made of the Catholic and Protestant religions. The author states that there were three Protestant judges and two Catholic judges in the second trial. She implies this might have had an affect on the outcome of the trial. Do you believe that religion was a strong enough factor to lead the court to hand down a not guilty verdict to a guilty man? Why or why not?
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