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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Gargantua: Chapters 18-35 (p. 261-322).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Gargantua: Chapter One, the author writes that Gargantua's lineage was uncovered in a meadow near what?
(a) Paris.
(b) Arcea-Galeau.
(c) Poitiers.
(d) Orleans.

2. What does Gargantua's father ask him to do by letter in Gargantua: Chapter Twenty-six?
(a) Go to Paris.
(b) Go to church.
(c) Come home.
(d) Go to London.

3. In Pantagruel: Prologue, the author compared the novel to what literary genre?
(a) Medieval fairy tales.
(b) Medieval romances.
(c) Medieval war tales.
(d) Non-fiction.

4. It is written in Gargantua: Chapter Twenty-two that Gargantua spent rainy days attending what?
(a) Public lectures.
(b) Church.
(c) Art museums.
(d) The theatre.

5. What does Gargantua attempt to devote himself to in Gargantua: Chapter Twenty?
(a) Play.
(b) Chess.
(c) Study.
(d) Work.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how long is Gargantua's mother pregnant with Gargantua?

2. Who does Panurge talk of having escaped because they wanted to roast him alive in Pantagruel: Chapter Ten?

3. How many men in copper spheres are sent into Pantagruel's stomach to dislodge a mountain of ordure in Pantagruel: Chapter Twenty-three?

4. In Gargantua: Chapter Thirty-one, le Comte Spandassaino and Captain Squirt use what to convince Picrochole to attack the cities and fortresses of Utopia?

5. What does Pantagruel receive instead of the office in Pantagruel: Chapter Ten?

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