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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Near the end of Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 3, Montaigne discusses two men who suffer from what?
(a) The plague.
(b) Hallucinations.
(c) Epilepsy.
(d) Suicidal thoughts.

2. What subject does the second introduction for this book cover?
(a) Philosophy in general.
(b) Translation issues.
(c) The history of Europe.
(d) Montaigne himself.

3. In Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 3, Essay #10, Montaigne says that the people he discusses view scars as marks of what?
(a) Strength.
(b) Bravery.
(c) Beauty.
(d) Experience.

4. In Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 3, Essay #10, Montaigne notes that the people he discusses tend to leave scars with what type of surgical procedure?
(a) Blood-letting.
(b) Leeching.
(c) Cauterizing.
(d) Stitching.

5. What decision does Conrad make in one of Montaigne's stories about mercy?
(a) To let the women and children go.
(b) To release every tenth prisoner.
(c) To let the defeated enemy leader live.
(d) To forgo a series of executions.

Short Answer Questions

1. In one of Montaigne's stories about mercy, what position does Conrad hold?

2. Montaigne says that a fabricated storyline must be what?

3. What age does Montaigne recommend that males remain virgins until?

4. What explanation is given for the unusual rule that Montaigne discusses in Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 3, Essay #48?

5. What social class was Montaigne born into?

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