1. What do oaths and curses have in common with town announcements and the calls of vendors?
(a) They are all said with the same feelings in mind.
(b) They all are forbidden during certain times of the year.
(c) They are the only socially acceptable methods of greeting strangers.
(d) They all are familiar parts of the society of the marketplace.

2. In the Prologue of the Third Book, to which contemporary events does Rabelais allude?
(a) The defeat of the French and Spanish fleets by Admiral Nelson.
(b) The defense of France against Charles V.
(c) The Black Death.
(d) The Norman Invasion.

3. What event that Rabelais relates does he assert is the origin of the name of the city of Paris?
(a) Pantagruel's education in the druggists' shops.
(b) Gargantua's drenching of the city in urine.
(c) An earthquake that disrupts Carnival.
(d) A battle won by the French against the English.

4. What is the theme of "cuckoldry"?
(a) The introduction of one rooster into a rowdy henhouse.
(b) The portion of the feast in which all the fowl are consumed.
(c) The rejection of an old husband and the crowning of a new husband.
(d) The act of voting a new mayor and chasing the old one out of town.

5. What is the "sia ammazzato" of which Goethe writes?
(a) A portion of Carnival where everyone tries to blow out each other's candles.
(b) The great feast in the middle of Carnival where everyone eats tripe.
(c) A parade showcasing exotic animals and curious goods from distant lands.
(d) The final event of Carnival, in which the Church gives alms to the poor.