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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book of Essays 2 : Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In one of Montaigne's stories, the man who performs a kind of social experiment on people of a lower social station had what profession?
(a) Politician.
(b) Psychologist.
(c) Judge.
(d) Scholar.

2. In one of Montiagne's stories, what does the man force the group of people to do as part of a social experiment?
(a) Get drunk.
(b) Dance.
(c) Lie.
(d) Blaspheme.

3. How many famous women does Montaigne quote in his books of essays?
(a) One.
(b) None.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

4. Montaigne specifically suggests that mastering what desire is a good example of virtue?
(a) Vengeance.
(b) Malice.
(c) Lust.
(d) Greed.

5. Montaigne says that he could never do what with respect to his father?
(a) Deny him.
(b) Forget him.
(c) Disobey him.
(d) Speak poorly of him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Montaigne's model for the rhetoric in his work is best described as what?

2. Near the end of Book 2 of Essays: Chapter 8, Montaigne discusses means of what type?

3. What was unusual about what Gutenburg did with bibles?

4. What decision does Conrad make in one of Montaigne's stories about mercy?

5. The unusual book that Montaigne's father came into possession of was written using the words endings from what language?

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