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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 suggest Panurge take the advice from in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Thirty-seven?

2. Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Prologue of the Author advises the reader to do what?

3. Where does Pantagruel sail for in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Twenty-nine?

4. In Fifth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Seven, Panurge tells Aedituus the fable of the ass who renounces the what?

5. What beast does Pantagruel see near Ile Farouche in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Thirty-three?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the character of Catty-Claws? What riddle does he ask?

2. What does the physician suggest to Panurge in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Thirty-three? What about the philosopher?

3. Where does Pantagruel set out in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapters Twenty-eight through Thirty?

4. Who does Pantagruel gather to advise Panurge in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Twenty-nine? What do they advise?

5. What do Pantagruel and his men hear at sea in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Fifty-five? What becomes of the sound?

6. What hearing does Pantagruel attend in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Thirty-eight? What is revealed there?

7. Where is Pantagruel in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter One? Where does he depart?

8. What do the tribe of Procureers and Chicanous do for a living? What story does Panurge relate of them?

9. Who does Panurge buy a sheep from in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Six? What incident follows?

10. What does Pantagruel speak of in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapters Forty-three and Forty-four?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Marguerite de Navarre and the system of patrons during Rabelais' time, as well as the significance of the evangelicals and orthodoxy presented in the introductions to the Third Book of Pantagruel. What treatise of Lucian's is cited and why?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss humanist law and philosophy, and the arguments presented in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapters Thirty-three through Forty-four. How does Bridoye define law?

Essay Topic 3

Define the literary element of "theme." How is the theme of education manifested in "Gargantua"? What position does Rabelais take on education in the narrative?

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