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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 5, Letters : Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Montaigne's writing does not appear to be what?
(a) Approachable.
(b) Respectful.
(c) Condescending.
(d) Conventional.

2. Montaigne suggests that a kindly person goes through life inclined towards what?
(a) Virtue.
(b) Further kindliness.
(c) Sloth.
(d) Slow moral degradation.

3. What century did Montaigne live in?
(a) The 14th.
(b) The 16th.
(c) The 18th.
(d) The 12th.

4. Montaigne's model for the rhetoric in his work is best described as what?
(a) Aggressive.
(b) Modern.
(c) Ancient.
(d) Condescending.

5. 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) Diplomacy.
(c) Life in general.
(d) Warfare.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many of Montaigne's letters are known to exist?

2. In Book 2 of Essays, Essay #11, Montaigne contrasts virtue with what?

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

4. In the culture Montaigne describes, women were discouraged from visiting public baths if they were what?

5. What major factor significantly diminished the place of women in Britain?

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