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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. The enemy that Conrad subdued in one of Montaigne's stories about mercy was from what nation?
(a) Sweden.
(b) Lithuania.
(c) Denmark.
(d) Bavaria.

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) Jerusalem.
(b) Athens.
(c) Syracuse.
(d) Vienna.

3. What does Montaigne say about how bad a vice lying is in general?
(a) It is worse than it may seem.
(b) It is not as bad as most believe.
(c) It is not necessarily a vice.
(d) It is unavoidable.

4. 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.

5. The unusual book that Montaigne's father came into possession of was written using the words endings from what language?
(a) Spanish.
(b) Latin.
(c) French.
(d) Italian.

Short Answer Questions

1. Montaigne suggests that most war horses were not what?

2. What century did Montaigne live in?

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

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

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?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the unusual book that Montaigne translated for his father?

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

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

4. What does Montaigne say about marriage near the end of Book 2 of Essays: Chapter 5?

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

6. What was Montaigne's general attitude towards marriage?

7. Why does Montaigne think that Christianity is superior to other religions?

8. What decision does the soldier have to make in Book 1 of Essays: Chapter 2, Essay #3?

9. What is strange about the way Feudalism tends to divide territory?

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

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