This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, Chapter 4 - Banquet Imagery & Chapter 5 - The Grotesque Image of the Body and Its Sources.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Bakhtin finds that ___________ are especially closely interwoven with the grotesque body.
(a) Intelligent scholars.
(b) Secrets of lovers.
(c) Acts of war.
(d) Banquet images.

2. What does Bakhtin consider the "symposium" of Medieval grotesque realism?
(a) Bear-baiting in the town square.
(b) The tradition of festive speech.
(c) Vows spoken between lovers.
(d) Refereed debates between two clergymen.

3. Bakhtin finds food and drink representative of society because:
(a) Certain societies eat only certain foods.
(b) The work of collecting and preparing meals was a community affair.
(c) Feasts were the only time available for socialization.
(d) The type of food or drink determines the type of person.

4. With what portion of the body is grotesque debasement most concerned?
(a) The spiritual interior essence.
(b) The head and eyes.
(c) The arms and legs.
(d) The material lower stratum.

5. What are the "Catchpoles" of which Rabelais writes?
(a) Animals sent into the wild as sacrifices.
(b) People who earn money by allowing others to beat them.
(c) Materials used to build large meeting-houses.
(d) Vegetables which require being strung to a pole in order to grow.