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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1 of Essays : Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What religion did Montaigne's mother belong to?
(a) Catholicism.
(b) Judaism.
(c) Protestantism.
(d) Islam.

3. In one of Montaigne's stories, the man named Parmenio has to awaken whom?
(a) Alexander the Great.
(b) Hannibal.
(c) Julius Caesar.
(d) Caesar Augustus.

4. In Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 2, Essays #4 and #5, Montaigne says that many consider deceit to be an essential part of what?
(a) Life in general.
(b) Bargaining.
(c) Warfare.
(d) Diplomacy.

5. Montaigne suggests that deceit requires a great deal of what?
(a) Tenacity.
(b) Memory.
(c) Bravery.
(d) Intelligence.

Short Answer Questions

1. What subject does the second introduction for this book cover?

2. In Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 2, Montaigne describes how the prince of what region gained control over part of France?

3. About what percentage of Bordeaux's population died as a result of the major disease that hit it while Montaigne was in office there?

4. Montaigne acknowledges that it is less of a vice to lie in order to avoid which of the following?

5. How many terms did Montaigne serve in office in Bordeaux?

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