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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. In Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Eleven, Epistemon explains why monks are readily found where?
2. Where do Pantagruel and his men land where the inhabitants eat and drink nothing but wind?
3. Who says in the Fifth Book of Pantagruel, "in this world, there are more bollocks than men"?
4. Fourth Book of Pantagruel: The Royal Privilege gives the right to reprint the story to whom?
5. Panurge and his compatriots discuss the fact that women desire what in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Thirty-four?
Short Essay Questions
1. What islands does Pantagruel pass in Fifth Book of Pantagruel: Chapters Nine through Eleven?
2. Where does Pantagruel set out in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapters Twenty-eight through Thirty?
3. What does Pantagruel speak of in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapters Forty-three and Forty-four?
4. When was the Fifth Book of Pantagruel published? What is said about it in the Introductions and Prologue?
5. Who discusses the Decretals with Pantagruel? What is related of them?
6. Who is the character of Catty-Claws? What riddle does he ask?
7. What do Pantagruel and his men find on the Island of Papefigues?
8. What does Panurge decipher from his dreams in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Fourteen? How does Pantagruel interpret the dream?
9. Who does Pantagruel gather to advise Panurge in Third Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Twenty-nine? What do they advise?
10. With whom does Pantagruel almost fight in Fourth Book of Pantagruel: Chapter Five? What happens?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the critical and public response of "Pantagruel". What does Rabelais write in his introductions to "Gargantua" that implies the first novel was controversial? Was it?
Essay Topic 2
Describe the setting of "Pantagruel". During what time period does the story take place? How realistic are the locations and the people of the narrative?
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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