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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapters 28-50 (p. 747-810).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many novels are contained in the collection "Gargantua and Pantagruel" by Francois Rabelais?
(a) Three.
(b) Seven.
(c) Five.
(d) Eight.

2. What plagues Africa during Pantagruel's birth?
(a) Bubonic plague.
(b) A drought.
(c) Tsunamis.
(d) Earthquakes.

3. What does one of the pilgrims' staff hit, causing Gargantua to spit them out in Gargantua: Chapter Thirty-six?
(a) His stomach lining.
(b) A cavity.
(c) His bowels.
(d) His throat.

4. Who rules the Island of Cheli in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Ten?
(a) Panurge.
(b) King Anarch.
(c) King Panigon.
(d) Solomon.

5. With whom does Panurge head toward Panzoust in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Sixteen?
(a) The Sybil.
(b) Epistemon.
(c) Carpalim.
(d) King Anarch.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what island does Pantagruel's ship stop in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Two?

2. What is the name of Gargantua's mother?

3. Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Prologue of the Author advises the reader to do what?

4. Where does Pantagruel's army march to take the entire kingdom by force in Pantagruel: Chapter Twenty-one?

5. Whose advice is Panurge advised to seek in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Twenty-five?

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