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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. Near the end of Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 3, the two men that Montaigne discusses are cured of their affliction through what?
(a) Introspection.
(b) Confession.
(c) Restful sleep.
(d) Blood-letting.

2. What social class was Montaigne born into?
(a) The merchant class.
(b) The nobility.
(c) The commoner's class.
(d) Foreign class.

3. In Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 3, Essay #10, Montaigne discussed the cultural practices of what people?
(a) The Jews.
(b) The Arabs.
(c) The Egyptians.
(d) The Turks.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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. Near the end of Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 3, Montaigne discusses two men who suffer from what?

5. What was unusual about what Gutenburg did with bibles?

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