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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Near the end of Book 2 of Essays: Chapter 8, Montaigne discusses how and whether what type of results should be brought about?
(a) Good.
(b) Philanthropic.
(c) Evil.
(d) Greedy.

2. In Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 3, Essay #10, Montaigne discussed the cultural practices of what people?
(a) The Turks.
(b) The Jews.
(c) The Egyptians.
(d) The Arabs.

3. What religion did Montaigne's mother belong to?
(a) Catholicism.
(b) Islam.
(c) Judaism.
(d) Protestantism.

4. Near the end of Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 3, the two men that Montaigne discusses are cured of their affliction through what?
(a) Introspection.
(b) Confession.
(c) Blood-letting.
(d) Restful sleep.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What philosopher did Montaigne believe to have been a major influence on the unusual book that he translated?

3. What subject does the first introduction for this book cover?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the goal of the social experiment that Montaigne describes near the end of Book 2 of Essays: Chapter 8?

2. How does Montaigne suggest that virtue is different from kindliness?

3. Why does Montaigne use few quotations from women in his essays?

4. What consequences did his father's opinion on education have on Montaigne?

5. How does Montaigne suggest that a liar can be caught?

6. Why does Montaigne believe that solitude is important?

7. What problem does Henry, the duke of Normandy, experience in one of Montaigne's stories?

8. Why was Montaigne arrested in Paris in 1588?

9. What is the purpose of this book, according to Montaigne?

10. Why does Montaigne say that parental affection is important for a child's development?

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