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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. What does Montaigne recommend to help a person develop self-awareness and uncensored thinking?
(a) Prayer.
(b) Morphine.
(c) Solitude.
(d) Meditation.

2. Montaigne suggests that it is difficult to do what with war horses?
(a) Breed them.
(b) Tend them.
(c) Mount them.
(d) Train them.

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

4. The noble who is discussed in Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 4, Essay #46 holds a feast for whom?
(a) Priests and bishops.
(b) Wealthy merchants.
(c) English knights.
(d) The nobles of France.

5. Montaigne says that extra time is often allotted to prepare war horses for what?
(a) Breeding.
(b) Shoeing.
(c) Training.
(d) Battle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Near the end of Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 3, the two men that Montaigne discusses are cured of their affliction through what?

2. What does the unusual rule Montaigne discusses in Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 3, Essay #48 stipulate?

3. What religion was Montaigne raised in?

4. Montaigne believes that not all vices are what?

5. The civil wars that occurred in Montaigne's country during his early years as an adult were primarily fought over what issues?

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