Gargantua and Pantagruel Quizzes

Gargantua and Pantagruel Quiz

1 What did John Andrew discover?
The cure for the pox

A secret tomb

Pantagruel’s magical mace

Pantagruelion plants
2 How many flagons were in the tomb?
9

15

12

18
3 What type of material was the pamphlet made out of?
Elm tree bark

Woven grass

Old fabric

Papyrus
4 Who was Gargantua’s mother?
Gargamelle

Sibyl

Sarah

Tulullah
5 Who was Gargantua’s mother married to?
Gaston

Grangousier

Gregory

Gigantor
6 How long was Gargantua’s mother pregnant?
11 months

8 months

3 years

1 year
7 Gargamelle gave birth to her child out of which part of her body?
The nose

The bellybutton

The ear

The mouth
8 Upon being born, what were Gargantua’s first words?
Some drink, some drink, some drink

Change me, change me, change me

Mine, mine, mine

Some food, some food, some food
9 How many cows were used to provide baby Gargantua with milk?
10,001

20,512

17,913

667
10 What sounds would appease baby Gargantua?
The roasting sounds of meat cooking

The clinking sounds of pints and flagons

The chirping sounds of crickets

The loud sounds of farts
11 What colors were chosen for young Gargantua’s livery?
Blue and black

Green and purple

Yellow and orange

Blue and white
12 What precious gem adorned young Gargantua’s codpiece?
A ruby

An amethyst

A diamond

An emerald
13 According to young Gargantua, what is the best item to use for wiping one’s bottom?
The neck of a goose

A hat made of velvet

A scarf made of cashmere

The tale of a cat
14 To test Gargantua’s intellect, his father compares him to which young man?
Ponocrates

Panurge

Clyde

Eudemon
15 Gargantua’s father receives the gift of a great horse, which he gives to his son. How big is the horse described?
As big as six elephants.

As large as four cows.

As heavy as a hippo.

As tall as three giraffes.
16 Upon arriving in Paris, Gargantua drowns over 200,000 people by doing what? Urinating on the masses.
Urinating on the masses.

Vomiting on the crowds.

Breaking the wall of a nearby dam.

Throwing people into the ocean.
17 Near the ford of Vede, what did Gargantua’s horse do that helped Gargantua win the battle?
Urinated a river that drowned many of the soldiers.

Instructed all the enemy’s horses to run away.

Moved faster than any other horse.

Trampled over the enemy soldiers.
18 Which two groups were involved in the initial argument that started the war between Picrochole and Grangousier?
The catchpoles and the lawyers

The clergy and the army

The summoners and the pardoners

The shepherds and the cake-bakers
19 Where was Friar John from?
Seville

Paris

Madrid

Dijon
20 What did Friar John turn into a lance?
A broom

A flagpole

A fishing rod

A wooden cross
21 What is the only rule at the Abbey of Thelme?
Write in Latin

Feed the ducks

Do as thou wilt

Take out the trash
22 Who did Friar John take prisoner?
Touchfaucet

Eudemon

Grangousier

Master Aedituus
23 How old was Gargantua when he fathered Pantagruel?
Five hundred five score fifty and five years

Four hundred fourscore forty and four years

Three hundred threescore thirty and three years

Six hundred six score sixty and six years
24 When baby Pantagruel was born, he was covered in hair and described as what animal?
A lion

A beaver

A bear

A dog
25 When Pantagruel was a baby, what animal did he catch and eat?
A goat

A cat

A dog

A cow

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What is sent to Gargantua in Gargantua: Chapter Fifteen? What does he do with the gift?

Grangousier receives a gift from another king, which is the gift of a giant mare that is as big as six elephants, has a horn on its hind quarters, and has a tale as big as a pillar. Grangousier deems such a beast as the perfect horse for Gargantua...

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