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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Third Book of Pantagruel: Introduction, Rabelais to Mind of the Queen of Navarre, the King's Privilege, Prologue and Chapters 1-13 (p. 389-461).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Panurge.
(b) Thaumaste.
(c) Anarch.
(d) Solomon.

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

3. What does Pantagruel receive instead of the office in Pantagruel: Chapter Ten?
(a) Wine.
(b) Meats.
(c) Cheese.
(d) Beer.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the satirical poem in Gargantua: Chapter Two?

2. What does Pantagruel suggest he and Panurge consult to determine whether Panurge should marry in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Twelve?

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

4. With whose wisdom is Pantagruel's compared in Pantagruel: Chapter Ten?

5. What is made for Gargantua in Gargantua: Chapter Eleven?

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