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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Gargantua: Introduction, To Readers, Prologue of the Author and Chapters 1-17 (p. 195-261).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Pantagruel sent to study in Pantagruel: Chapter 5?
(a) Bourges.
(b) Orleans.
(c) Paris.
(d) Poitiers.

2. What is the name of the satirical poem in Gargantua: Chapter Two?
(a) "Antidoted Bubbles."
(b) "Poison Foam."
(c) "Dangerous Brew."
(d) "Healthful Drink."

3. Of whom is it written, "if ever there was such a one in Paris, a felon, a cheat, a tippler, a loafer, a scrounger, but that apart, the nicest young lad in the world"?
(a) Anarch.
(b) Thaumaste.
(c) Solomon.
(d) Panurge.

4. In Pantagruel: Chapter Twenty-two, the people of Dipsodes surrender to Pantagruel, except for whom?
(a) Almyrodes.
(b) King Anarch.
(c) Epistemon.
(d) Panurge.

5. What does the name Pantagruel mean?
(a) Cruel leader.
(b) Giant man.
(c) All thirst.
(d) All love.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who summons the inhabitants of the city to set fire to the Dipsodes' camp in Pantagruel: Chapter Eighteen?

2. Whose defeat does Carpalim announce to the city in Pantagruel: Chapter Twenty-one?

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

4. What colors are the livery Gargantua's father orders for Gargantua in Gargantua: Chapter Seven?

5. What does Pantagruel's father compose for Pantagruel's mother after his birth?

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