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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who examines cases by rolling dice in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Thirty-eight?
(a) Panurge.
(b) Thaumaste.
(c) Epistemon.
(d) Bridoye.

2. With whom does Panurge share a discussion about a monastical cabbala concerning salted beef in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Fifteen?
(a) Gargantua.
(b) Frere Jean.
(c) King Anarch.
(d) Panurge.

3. The inhabitants of where drink to the health of Pantagruel in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter One?
(a) Utopia.
(b) Dipsody.
(c) Thalasse.
(d) Paris.

4. In Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Forty-four, Pantagruel tells a curious story about perplexity of what?
(a) Women.
(b) International government.
(c) War.
(d) Human judgments.

5. Where do Pantagruel and his men land where the inhabitants eat and drink nothing but wind?
(a) Ringing Island.
(b) Island of the Papefigues.
(c) The Island of Ruach.
(d) Medamothi.

6. The hermit who greets Pantagruel's ships in Fifth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter One subjects the men to what before admitting them to the island?
(a) Feats of strength.
(b) Beatings.
(c) Two fasts.
(d) Four fasts.

7. Who tells Panurge that marriage is a matter fraught with risk in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Twenty-four?
(a) Raminagrobis.
(b) Thaumaste.
(c) Epistemon.
(d) Carpalim.

8. Where does Quaremeprenant reign in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Twenty-nine?
(a) Orleans.
(b) Dipsodia.
(c) Amaurots.
(d) Tapinois.

9. Where do Pantagruel and his men land in Fifth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter One?
(a) Ile Farouche.
(b) Isle of the Ganabin.
(c) The Ringing Island.
(d) Dipsodia.

10. Who does Panurge describe at Panzoust who foretells all things to come in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Fifteen?
(a) King Anarch.
(b) Carpalim.
(c) The Sybil.
(d) Gargantua.

11. Where does Bringuenarilles die from eating pots and pans due to a shortage of windmills?
(a) The islands of Tohu and Bohu.
(b) Paris.
(c) Tapinois and Artois.
(d) Amaurots.

12. What plant does Pantagruel take with him in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Forty-nine?
(a) Gooseberry.
(b) Thaumaste.
(c) Wormwood.
(d) Pantagrueline.

13. What does Panurge stand by the galley with to prevent the shepherds from saving themselves in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Eight?
(a) An oar.
(b) A gun.
(c) A broom.
(d) A sword.

14. What do Panurge and Pantagruel debate the meaning of in ancient literary traditions in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Fourteen?
(a) Symbolism.
(b) Plot structure.
(c) Philosophy.
(d) Religious allusion.

15. What do Pantagruel and Panurge decide to visit for advice in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Forty-seven?
(a) The Wall of China.
(b) The Hall of Homer.
(c) The Dive Bouteille.
(d) The future.

Short Answer Questions

1. The individual Pantagruel suggests Panurge seek the advice of in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Nineteen is what?

2. What island encountered by Pantagruel is uninhabited but weapons grow from the plants?

3. Where do Pantagruel and his men see the hairy tribe of Procureers and Chicanous?

4. Who tells Pantagruel and his men how miracles are produced by the Decretals in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapters Fifty-one through Fifty-three?

5. In Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Eleven, Epistemon explains why monks are readily found where?

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