François Rabelais is known for which major work?

• A. The Praise of Folly
• B. Don Quixote
• C. The Decameron
• D. Gargantua and Pantagruel

Answer: (D)

You need to know which major work is associated with François Rabelais. Rabelais is a French Renaissance writer best known for Gargantua and Pantagruel, a sprawling satirical novel that uses the adventures of two giants to poke fun at education, religion, and society. It was published in several parts during the 16th century and became his most famous and influential work.

The other titles are by different authors: Erasmus wrote The Praise of Folly, Cervantes authored Don Quixote, and Boccaccio compiled The Decameron. Each of those works is significant in its own right, but they are not the work most closely linked to Rabelais.