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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what century did Sei Shonagon live?
(a) 14th century.
(b) 6th century.
(c) 18th century.
(d) 10th century.

2. Why prompted Montaigne to retire from his career to pursue writing?
(a) The death of his best friend.
(b) The death of his wife.
(c) His own bankruptcy.
(d) The birth of his first child.

3. What is Montaigne's view on quoting and crediting other authors?
(a) Montaigne plagiarizes large portions of his essays, and does not credit the original author.
(b) Montaigne feels it is a weakness to quote others; one's work should be the product of original thought.
(c) Montaigne relies upon other authors' works, and quotes them regularly.
(d) Montaigne quotes others' works, but he frequently confuses the author or mangles the original quotation.

4. Which famous author does Michel de Montaigne rely upon for several quotations in the final essay in the volume?
(a) Cato the Elder.
(b) Aristotle.
(c) Seneca.
(d) Virgil.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What career did Montaigne have prior to writing?

2. Seneca the Younger adheres to which school of philosophy?

3. When did Plutarch die?

4. Ou-Yank Hsiu is considered one of eight what?

5. What does Montaigne conclude in "Of a Monstrous Child?"

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