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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. Judge Coras is said to have believed marriage was between the couple and God. What religious view did this belief relate to in the 1500's?

2. How old was Judge Jean de Coras when the second trial began?

3. How was Jean de Coras killed?

4. What evidence was presented to prove the impostor was an impostor?

5. Who decided to interrogate the impostor after Martin arrived?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why wouldn't a confession from the impostor be enough to prove his guilt?

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

7. A monitoire was read to Catholic church members in Artigat and Sajas. What is a monitoire?

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

9. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Of the three main characters (Martin, Bertrande, and the impostor, Arnaud) who would you say is the victim? Are any of them victims? Explain your position.

Essay Topic 2

In "The Return of Martin Guerre," there are several references to widows preferring to stay widows. The author seems to suggest that being a widow equals freedom for women in the 16th century. What evidence is presented in the book to support this theory? How were women more free without their husbands?

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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