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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, Chapter 2, Language of the Marketplace Cont..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mikhail Bakhtin is:
(a) A somewhat mysterious but increasingly interesting literary figure.
(b) The most famous Russian writer ever.
(c) A vocal Eastern Orthodox cleric.
(d) A fictional figure created to be the mouthpiece of an anonymous author.

2. What is a "marketplace spectacle"?
(a) A series of booths dedicated solely to bilking customers out of their money.
(b) The mundane goings-on of a typical French Renaissance marketplace.
(c) Specifically the public whipping of a criminal in the center of the marketplace.
(d) A theatrical production arranged atop a platform in the center of the marketplace.

3. Did the "unofficial" and "official" forms of speech ever coincide?
(a) Yes, except for religious holidays.
(b) No, except during times of war.
(c) No, both forms of speech were highly regulated.
(d) Yes, especially during festivals.

4. The core images of the prologue of _Gargantua_ are:
(a) Scenes of violence.
(b) Scenes of pious worship.
(c) Scenes of travel and journeys.
(d) Scenes of eating and drinking.

5. The combination of solemnity and joking in the tone of the Prologue to the Third Book indicates:
(a) The complex explanation of the Prologue to the readers.
(b) The importance and necessity of laughter.
(c) The confusion the author experiences with this combination.
(d) The opinion that humor must be subordinate to seriousness.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bakhtin believes that novels are:

2. What are the targets of the abusive language in Rabelais' prologue to the Third Book?

3. "Friar John" is heavily associated with:

4. What type of work did Rabelais often publish, especially for the fairs?

5. Why did Bakhtin feel his times were comparable to those of the Renaissance?

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