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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Other Cultures, Other Continents.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Ou-Yank Hsiu born?
(a) 1007 A.D.
(b) 1345 A.D.
(c) 1113 B.C.
(d) 208 A.D.

2. Who wrote "The Lantern-Bearers"?
(a) Charles Lamb.
(b) Virginia Woolf.
(c) Robert Louis Stevenson.
(d) G. K. Chesterton.

3. Beyond the Monstrous Child, who else is discussed in "Of a Monstrous Child?"
(a) A man who claimed to see demons in his sleep.
(b) A man who grows too much hair like a wolf.
(c) A man in his thirties with no genitalia.
(d) A woman who sleeps with men and then steals their money.

4. What is the implicit message of "An Essay on the Noble Science of Self-Justification?"
(a) A woman should be allowed to express her opinion.
(b) Even the greatest vices can be rationalized by the diseased mind.
(c) Women, like children, should be seen and not heard.
(d) Humans live in a constant state of denial.

5. Which trait BEST describes what others thought of Michel de Montaigne in his youth?
(a) Lazy.
(b) Hard-working.
(c) Miserly.
(d) Austere.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following labels BEST describe the writings of Montaigne?

2. What is the author's opinion of public executions in "The Execution of Tropmann?"

3. Why prompted Montaigne to retire from his career to pursue writing?

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

5. When does the execution take place in "The Execution of Tropmann?"

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