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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Eleven, Epistemon explains why monks are readily found where?
(a) In restrooms.
(b) In kitchens.
(c) In court.
(d) In monasteries.

3. At what island does Pantagruel's ship stop in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Two?
(a) Medamothi.
(b) Ringing Island.
(c) Ruach.
(d) Papimanes.

4. Pantagruel purchases a series of tapestries depicting the life and deeds of whom in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Two?
(a) Agamemnon.
(b) Ulysses.
(c) Achilles.
(d) Aeneas.

5. What does Pantagruel see scrambling up trees as he and his men dine in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Thirty-five?
(a) Chidlings.
(b) Monkeys.
(c) Gremlins.
(d) Squirrels.

6. Who says in the Fifth Book of Pantagruel, "in this world, there are more bollocks than men"?
(a) Thaumaste.
(b) Malicorne.
(c) Aedituus.
(d) Dindenault.

7. What comedy of cruelty does Panurge describe in Pantagruel: Chapters Thirteen through Sixteen?
(a) The Story of Thelemas and Helen.
(b) The Story of Seigneur de Basche and Chicanous.
(c) The Story of the Thelemites and Chicanous.
(d) The Story of Aphrodite and Eros.

8. In Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Forty-eight, Gargantua wishes who will marry but not without his parents' consent?
(a) Thaumaste.
(b) Pantagruel.
(c) Panurge.
(d) Badebec.

9. Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Prologue of the Author advises the reader to do what?
(a) Turn from God.
(b) Look to the humanists.
(c) Stand up against oppression.
(d) Humble himself before God.

10. Who does Pantagruel suggest Panurge take the advice from in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Thirty-seven?
(a) A queen.
(b) A fool.
(c) A witch.
(d) A monk.

11. Where is Pantagruel greeted oddly by the natives in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Nine?
(a) Tapinois.
(b) Paris.
(c) Procuration.
(d) The Isle of Ennasin.

12. What is the name of the hermit who greets Pantagruel's ships in Fifth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter One?
(a) Catty-Claws.
(b) Braguibus.
(c) Messer Gaster.
(d) Quaremeprenant.

13. Who sent the ship in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Three to report on Pantagruel's circumstances?
(a) Gargantua.
(b) Epistemon.
(c) Panurge.
(d) King Anarch.

14. Fourth Book of Pantagruel: The Royal Privilege gives the right to reprint the story to whom?
(a) Queen Elizabeth.
(b) Queen Quintessence.
(c) King Henry of France.
(d) King Henry of England.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Pantagruel send to learn the reason for the Chidlings animosity in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Forty-one?

2. What does Pantagruel cast on deck but not allow his men to preserve in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Fifty-five?

3. What ship arrives in the harbor in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Three to report on Pantagruel's circumstances?

4. Who does Pantagruel ask to parley with in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Forty-two?

5. In Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Thirty-six, Pantagruel summons the marines aboard his vessels, Colonel Poke-Banger and who?

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