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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. 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) Bargaining.
(b) Life in general.
(c) Warfare.
(d) Diplomacy.

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

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

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

5. In Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 2, Essay #3, what city do the soldiers who were allowed to escape go on to attack?
(a) Syracuse.
(b) Jerusalem.
(c) Vienna.
(d) Athens.

Short Answer Questions

1. What religion was Montaigne raised in?

2. What does Montaigne say about how bad a vice lying is in general?

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. What century did Montaigne live in?

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

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