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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1 of Essays : Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Montaigne say about how bad a vice lying is in general?
(a) It is worse than it may seem.
(b) It is not as bad as most believe.
(c) It is not necessarily a vice.
(d) It is unavoidable.

2. What country did Montaigne's mother come from?
(a) Morocco.
(b) Italy.
(c) Corsica.
(d) Spain.

3. What method of governance dominated Europe in Montaigne's time?
(a) Feudalism.
(b) Dictatorship.
(c) Constitutional monarchy.
(d) Parliamentary democracy.

4. How many terms did Montaigne serve in office in Bordeaux?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) Five.
(d) Seven.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What position was Montaigne commissioned to in Bordeaux?

2. Montaigne suggests that it is difficult to do what with war horses?

3. Montaigne suggests that most war horses were not what?

4. In Montaigne's story about the man leading a large number of troops, what moves the man to act with mercy?

5. The noble who is discussed in Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 4, Essay #46 holds what position?

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