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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Pantagruel send Carpalim in Pantagruel: Chapter Twenty-one?
(a) Orleans.
(b) Dipsodia.
(c) Paris.
(d) Amaurots.

2. Panurge suggests making the decision of whether or not to marry in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Eleven by doing what?
(a) Reading Virgil.
(b) Talking to a fortune teller.
(c) Using cards.
(d) Throwing dice.

3. Pantagruel advises Panurge to foretell whether he will have a good or bad marriage from what in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Thirteen?
(a) His dreams.
(b) The clouds.
(c) The works of Homer.
(d) An encyclopedia.

4. Who brings an action against the Sorbonnists in court in Gargantua: Chapter Nineteen?
(a) Epistemon.
(b) King Anarch.
(c) Panurge.
(d) Janotus.

5. What does Panurge cease to wear in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Seven?
(a) His crown.
(b) His armor.
(c) His codpiece.
(d) His helmet.

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

7. Who becomes stuck in a tree as he encourages the men to have courage in Gargantua: Chapter Forty?
(a) King Picrochole the Third.
(b) Gargantua.
(c) Frere Jean.
(d) Hastyveal.

8. What is the name of Pantagruel's father?
(a) Gargantua.
(b) Badebec.
(c) Rabelais.
(d) Cepola.

9. In Gargantua: Chapter One, the author writes that Gargantua's lineage was uncovered by whom?
(a) Janotus.
(b) Jean Audeau.
(c) Magister Janotus de Bragmardo.
(d) Almyrodes.

10. What does Grandgousier give to each pilgrim for their journey in Gargantua: Chapter Forty-three?
(a) Arrows.
(b) A sword.
(c) A horse.
(d) Ten gold coins.

11. Who does Panurge talk of having escaped because they wanted to roast him alive in Pantagruel: Chapter Ten?
(a) The English.
(b) The Russians.
(c) The Turks.
(d) The Italians.

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

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

14. Where does Pantagruel stroll toward to seek recreation from his studies in Pantagruel: Chapter Eleven?
(a) Poitiers.
(b) The Faubourg Saint-Marcel.
(c) Paris.
(d) Orleans.

15. Pantagruel: Introduction explains that this is the first edition of "Pantagruel" which was dated when?
(a) 1531 or 1532.
(b) 1522 or 1523.
(c) 1513 or 1514.
(d) 1515 or 1516.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who orders his men to march against the shepherds of Utopia in Gargantua: Chapter Twenty-four?

2. Who claims that many monks are lazy in Gargantua: Chapter Thirty-eight?

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

4. What is the name of Pantagruel's mother?

5. What does the name Pantagruel mean?

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