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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. In Rabelais' novel, the words "to die" are closely associated with:
(a) Losing a debate with a scholar.
(b) Being eaten or swallowed up.
(c) Passing out after drinking too much wine.
(d) Sexual fulfillment.

2. Why does Friar John beat thousands of men in his abbey?
(a) To save the abbey's vineyards.
(b) To save France from atheism.
(c) As a show of force to deter invaders.
(d) Another Friar challenged him.

3. What do Rabelais' various works indicate about the popular notion of urination?
(a) Urination is disgusting and should be done privately.
(b) Urination fertilizes the earth and creates bodies of water.
(c) Urination is a medical mystery that baffles doctors.
(d) Urination can only be used for comic purposes.

4. "Fat William," of comic folklore, symbolized:
(a) The health risks of obesity.
(b) The entire body of the people.
(c) Catholicism's huge influence in Europe.
(d) Bread and wine in bodily form.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Bakhtin discusses "Cyprian's Supper," which is a play about:

2. Bakhtin notes that two of the most commonly combined themes in Medieval popular literature relating to monks are:

3. The episode in which Pantagruel and his companions defeat King Anarchus' knights combines:

4. To what does Veselovsky compare Rabelais?

5. "The Treatise of Garcia of Toledo," which Bakhtin cites, is notable for:

(see the answer key)

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