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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, Fountainhead.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of family background did Montaigne come from?
(a) His mother was rich, but his father came from a poor family.
(b) His father was rich, but his mother came from a poor family.
(c) Montaigne came from a poor background.
(d) Both his father and mother's families were well-off and prominent.

2. On what subject is Sei Shonagon particularly frank?
(a) The amount of her personal wealth.
(b) Her disease.
(c) Bedroom behavior.
(d) Her hatred for foreigners.

3. What does Montaigne have in common with Saint Augustine?
(a) They both wrote books about death.
(b) They both wrote books about themselves.
(c) They both wrote books about nature.
(d) They were both deeply religious men.

4. What is Michel de Montaigne considered to be?
(a) The greatest essayist who ever lived.
(b) The greatest poet who ever lived.
(c) The greatest biographer who ever lived.
(d) The greatest playwright who ever lived.

5. What physical condition does Seneca discuss in a titular essay?
(a) Asthma.
(b) Rickets.
(c) Blindness.
(d) Leprosy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which famous author does Michel de Montaigne rely upon for several quotations in the final essay in the volume?

2. In "Slaves," what accounts for the bad behavior of slaves?

3. What does Montaigne admit in "Of Books?"

4. How did Seneca die?

5. Who is the subject of Chapter 2 in the book?

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