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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 works of Homer.
(c) The clouds.
(d) An encyclopedia.

2. What gives permission to the king to print and sell Rabelais' book as written in Third Book of Pantagruel: Introduction?
(a) The King's Privilege.
(b) The King's Power.
(c) The Royal Prerogative.
(d) The King's Greed.

3. To what king does Pantagruel send the prisoner in Pantagruel: Chapter Eighteen?
(a) King Blaine.
(b) King Bodum.
(c) King Fasil.
(d) King Anarch.

4. What does Pantagruel send the prisoner with to the king in Pantagruel: Chapter Eighteen?
(a) A special book.
(b) A peace flower.
(c) An olive branch.
(d) A concoction.

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

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

7. What occupation does Seraphin Calobarsy hold?
(a) Physician.
(b) Fisherman.
(c) Senator.
(d) Merchant.

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

9. Who insists in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Five that there would be harmony in a world where all men are both debtors and borrowers?
(a) Panurge.
(b) Gargantua.
(c) Jean Audeau.
(d) King Anarch.

10. What is the name of Pantagruel's mother?
(a) Cepola.
(b) Badebec.
(c) Gargantua.
(d) Abbaye.

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

12. What man with a Germanic tongue does Pantagruel meet in Pantagruel: Chapter Nine?
(a) Ulysses.
(b) Hugh.
(c) Panurge.
(d) Gargantua.

13. What leader does Pantagruel challenge to single combat in Pantagruel: Chapter Nineteen?
(a) Carpalim.
(b) Solomon.
(c) King Anarch.
(d) Loup Garou.

14. Who insists in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Five that though lending and borrowing is sometimes necessary, it should be used sparingly?
(a) Epistemon.
(b) Panurge.
(c) Pantagruel.
(d) Carpalim.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Pantagruel stroll toward to seek recreation from his studies in Pantagruel: Chapter Eleven?

2. Who does Grandgousier summon in Gargantua: Chapter Thirty-seven?

3. Where does Pantagruel send Carpalim in Pantagruel: Chapter Twenty-one?

4. What does Gargantua attempt to devote himself to in Gargantua: Chapter Twenty?

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

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