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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Pantagruel assign the castellany of Salmagundi in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Two?

2. What does Gargantua's father ask him to do by letter in Gargantua: Chapter Twenty-six?

3. Who does King Picrochole send to patrol in Gargantua: Chapter Forty-one?

4. Pantagruel: Dixain was written by whom?

5. How many men in copper spheres are sent into Pantagruel's stomach to dislodge a mountain of ordure in Pantagruel: Chapter Twenty-three?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Gargantua's childhood described in Gargantua: Chapter Ten?

2. Where is Pantagruel sent in Pantagruel: Chapter Five? What are his impressions of study?

3. When was Gargantua written? What does To Readers suggest about the text?

4. What does Pantagruel think of Panurge at the onset of their friendship? How does the narrator describe Panurge in Pantagruel: Chapter Twelve?

5. What does Gargantua build in Gargantua: Chapter Fifty? Why?

6. Why is Braggart killed? Who kills him?

7. Who comes to test Pantagruel in Pantagruel: Chapter Thirteen? What happens?

8. What argument do Panurge and Pantagruel have about money in the Third Book of Pantagruel?

9. What dispute arises in Garganua's homeland in Gargantua: Chapter Twenty-three? Who begins an attack?

10. Who does Pantagruel meet in Pantagruel: Chapter Nine? How is this character described?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of marriage in the narrative. What ideals are presented of marriage by the characters? How does this reflect upon their character?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the setting and characters established in the Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapters One through Five. Where is Thalasse located? Where is Medamothi? Who does Pantagruel meet there?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Rabelais and his relationship to Christianity. What criticisms of the Church can be found in Gargantua: Chapters Thirty-six through Forty-two? Why does Rabelais cite the Seven Psalms and Absalom?

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