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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The creature that Montaigne discuss near the end of Book 2 of Essays: Chapter 7, Essay #12 is able to exert a limited control over what?
(a) Its neighbors.
(b) Its predators.
(c) Its climate conditions.
(d) Its food supply.

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

3. The noble who is discussed in Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 4, Essay #46 rules what region?
(a) Wales.
(b) Normandy.
(c) Luxembourg.
(d) France.

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

5. Montaigne responds to an argument that it is useless to defend Christianity from what standpoint?
(a) Divine inspiration.
(b) Historical analysis.
(c) Empiricism.
(d) Rationality.

6. In Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 2, Montaigne describes how the prince of what region gained control over part of France?
(a) Normandy.
(b) Wales.
(c) Scotland.
(d) England.

7. In Book 2 of Essays, Essay #11, Montaigne contrasts virtue with what?
(a) Permissiveness.
(b) Kindness.
(c) Cruelty.
(d) Vice.

8. While Montaigne was in office in Bordeaux, what system experienced major problems?
(a) The sewage system.
(b) The highway system.
(c) The canal system.
(d) The aqueduct system.

9. 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.

10. What country did Montaigne's mother come from?
(a) Corsica.
(b) Morocco.
(c) Italy.
(d) Spain.

11. What does Montaigne recommend to help a person develop self-awareness and uncensored thinking?
(a) Meditation.
(b) Solitude.
(c) Prayer.
(d) Morphine.

12. Near the end of Book 2 of Essays: Chapter 8, Montaigne discusses means of what type?
(a) Violent.
(b) Evil.
(c) Morally grey.
(d) Good.

13. Montaigne suggests that all religions are essentially what?
(a) Defensible.
(b) Ridiculous.
(c) Equal.
(d) Inconsistent.

14. What type of argument does Montaigne make regarding the book that he discusses in Book 2 of Essays: Chapter 7, Essay #12?
(a) Discursive.
(b) Elective.
(c) Extemporaneous.
(d) Didactic.

15. The civil wars that occurred in Montaigne's country during his early years as an adult were primarily fought over what issues?
(a) Class issues.
(b) Economic issues.
(c) Religious issues.
(d) Issues of loyalty.

Short Answer Questions

1. How prevalent were matriarchal societies in Europe at Montaigne's time?

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

3. At the time that Montaigne was engaged in his translation of the unusual book, what philosophy was gaining significant popularity?

4. What philosopher does Montaigne quote briefly on the subject of authority?

5. About what percentage of Bordeaux's population died as a result of the major disease that hit it while Montaigne was in office there?

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