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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Travel Journal : Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What major city is Montaigne headed to in the journeys described in Travel Journal: Chapter 13?
(a) Tours.
(b) Rome.
(c) Barcelona.
(d) Berlin.

2. What nation does Montaigne head for in Travel Journal: Chapter 13?
(a) The Netherlands.
(b) Germany.
(c) Italy.
(d) Spain.

3. What was Montaigne's religion?
(a) Calvinism.
(b) Lutheranism.
(c) Catholicism.
(d) Zoroastrianism.

4. The apocryphal slaying that St. George performed is a reference to him overcoming what?
(a) An enemy army.
(b) Sin.
(c) Temptation.
(d) Pagan beliefs.

5. What philosopher does Montaigne quote briefly on the subject of authority?
(a) Descartes.
(b) Hume.
(c) Locke.
(d) Terence.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Travel Journal: Chapter 13, Montaigne describes a priest who speaks what out-of-place language as part of his services?

2. What treatment of children by parents does Montaigne cite as leading to specific character traits?

3. In what month do the travels described in Travel Journal: Chapter 13 begin?

4. At what city along Montaigne's path does French stop being the predominant language?

5. Montaigne's secretary notes near the end of Travel Journal: Chapter 13, that the region they are in was once controlled by what nation?

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