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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book of Essays 2 : Chapter 8,.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What position was Montaigne commissioned to in Bordeaux?
(a) Mayor.
(b) Ombudsman.
(c) Judge.
(d) Alderman.

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

3. What was unusual about what Gutenburg did with bibles?
(a) He distributed them for free.
(b) He sold them to non-Christians.
(c) He printed them in common languages.
(d) He interpreted them in a new way.

4. What factor tends to restrict the conditions for women?
(a) Religion.
(b) Warfare.
(c) Economic booms.
(d) Drought.

5. What does the unusual rule Montaigne discusses in Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 3, Essay #48 stipulate?
(a) Knights may never ride mules.
(b) Knights should always carry a crucifix.
(c) Knight must always pray before crossing a river.
(d) Knights should never sleep facing East.

Short Answer Questions

1. The noble who is discussed in Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 4, Essay #46 organizes his dinner guests according to what?

2. In one of Montaigne's stories, the people who have a kind of social experiment performed on them are what?

3. Who is the father of the noble who is discussed in Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 4, Essay #46?

4. Who was the target audience of the social experiment that Montaigne discusses near the end of Book 2 of Essays: Chapter 8?

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

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