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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. How does Montaigne describe the useful substance that can be gathered from some public water?
(a) White and foamy.
(b) White and crusty.
(c) A grey film.
(d) A green paste.

2. What method of governance dominated Europe in Montaigne's time?
(a) Feudalism.
(b) Parliamentary democracy.
(c) Constitutional monarchy.
(d) Dictatorship.

3. Montaigne describes a culture that recommends bathing how often?
(a) Once a month.
(b) Once a week.
(c) Multiple times a day.
(d) Daily.

4. Montaigne says that the Roman dishes are superior to French dishes made of what?
(a) Wood.
(b) Copper.
(c) Clay.
(d) Pewter.

5. What was WC Hazlitt famous for doing with Montaigne's letters?
(a) Creating forgeries of them.
(b) Translating them.
(c) Interpreting them.
(d) Finding a large number of them.

Short Answer Questions

1. Luther and Calvin were notable for helping to start what movement?

2. Montaigne says that a fabricated storyline must be what?

3. What did Montaigne's friend Boetia nickname his wife?

4. During Montaigne's time, what day were markets typically held on?

5. In Travel Journal: Chapter 13, Montaigne describes a priest who speaks what out-of-place language as part of his services?

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