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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 about mercy, what position does Conrad hold?
(a) General.
(b) King.
(c) Emperor.
(d) Captain.

2. Montaigne's father asked him to translate the unusual book discussed in Book 2 of Essays: Essay #12 into what language?
(a) Italian.
(b) Latin.
(c) French.
(d) Spanish.

3. What city-state in Greece was notable for supporting a matriarchal society for a long time in Greece?
(a) Thebes.
(b) Crete.
(c) Athens.
(d) Sparta.

4. Who is the father of the noble who is discussed in Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 4, Essay #46?
(a) King Gustav of Germany.
(b) King Ferdinand of Normandy.
(c) King Phillip of Spain.
(d) King Henry II of England.

5. What religion was Montaigne raised in?
(a) Catholicism.
(b) Anglicanism.
(c) Calvinism.
(d) Lutheranism.

Short Answer Questions

1. The enemy that Conrad subdued in one of Montaigne's stories about mercy was from what nation?

2. Near the end of Book 2 of Essays: Chapter 8, Montaigne discusses how and whether what type of results should be brought about?

3. What does Montaigne admit about himself in the essay in Book 2 of Essays, "Of Repentance"?

4. What country did Montaigne's mother come from?

5. Montaigne suggests that all religions are essentially what?

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