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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2 of Essays : Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 3, Essay #48, Montaigne discusses an unusual rule instituted by knights of what nation?
(a) Italy.
(b) Spain.
(c) France.
(d) Germany.

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

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

4. Montaigne's father asked him to translate the unusual book discussed in Book 2 of Essays: Essay #12 into what language?
(a) Italian.
(b) Spanish.
(c) Latin.
(d) French.

5. In Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 3, Essay #10, Montaigne notes that the people he discusses tend to leave scars with what type of surgical procedure?
(a) Blood-letting.
(b) Stitching.
(c) Leeching.
(d) Cauterizing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What character trait does Montaigne say are specifically brought about by a particular treatment of children by parents?

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

3. Montaigne doubts affection that is based on what?

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

5. Montaigne suggests that a kindly person goes through life inclined towards what?

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