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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Gargantua: Chapters 36-56 and Almanac (p. 322-387).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many generations of Pantagruel's genealogy are described in Pantagruel: Chapter One?
(a) Two.
(b) Sixty.
(c) Ten.
(d) Eight.

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

3. How many knights approach Pantagruel's vessel in Pantagruel: Chapter Sixteen?
(a) 2,600.
(b) 550.
(c) 660.
(d) 1,200.

4. Who asks why many men avoid monks in Gargantua: Chapter Thirty-eight?
(a) Epistemon.
(b) Carpalim.
(c) King Anarch.
(d) Eudemon.

5. What does Pantagruel cover his men with from the rain in Pantagruel: Chapter Twenty-two?
(a) His foot.
(b) His hair.
(c) His ear.
(d) His tongue.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who addresses Gargantua to explain the importance of the bells in Gargantua: Chapter Eighteen?

2. What English scholar comes to visit Pantagruel in Pantagruel: Chapter Thirteen?

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

4. What is the name of the abbey built by Gargantua in Gargantua: Chapter Fifty?

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

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