François-Marie Arouet (; 21 November 1694 – 30 May 1778), known by his "nom de plume" Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher famous for his wit, his attacks on the established Catholic Church, and his advocacy of freedom of religion, freedom of speech, and separation of church and state. 

Voltaire was a versatile and prolific writer, producing works in almost every literary form, including plays, poems, novels, essays, and historical and scientific works. He wrote more than 20,000 letters and more than 2,000 books and pamphlets. He was an outspoken advocate of civil liberties, despite the risk this placed him in under the strict censorship laws of the time. As a satirical polemicist, he frequently made use of his works to criticize intolerance, religious dogma, and the French institutions of his day. 

François-Marie Arouet was born in Paris, the youngest of the five children of François Arouet (19 August 1649 – 1 January 1722), a lawyer who was a minor treasury official, and his wife, Marie Marguerite Daumard (c. 1660 – 13 July 1701), whose family was on the lowest rank of the French nobility. Some speculation surrounds Voltaire's date of birth, because he claimed he was born on 20 February 1694 as the illegitimate son of a nobleman, Guérin de Rochebrune or Roquebrune. Two of his older brothers—Armand-François and Robert—died in infancy and his surviving brother, Armand, and sister Marguerite-Catherine were nine and seven years older, respectively. Nicknamed 'Zozo' by his family, Voltaire was baptized on 22 November 1694, with , and Marie Daumard, the wife of his mother's cousin, standing as godparents. He was educated by the Jesuits at the Collège Louis-le-Grand (1704–1711), where he was taught Latin, theology, and rhetoric; later in life he became fluent in Italian, Spanish, and English.

Now, provide a numbered list of answers to these questions:

1. Was this writer's mother of high ranking birth?
2. What is this writers birth name?
3. and his nickname?
4. was he a lazy writer?
5. about how many paper communications did he send to others?
6. what about works that were published?
7. when was he born?
8. what about his mom?
9. when did she die?
10. how old was he when she died?
11. did he insist he had different parentage?
12. what was something for which he advocated?
13. what church did he criticize in his writings?
14. did he want them to be involved in government?
15. what was the nickname his family gave him?
16. who was his godmother?
17. who was she married to?
18. where did he go to school?
19. during which years?
20. did he only speak one language?

Numbered answers:
1. No
2. François-Marie Arouet
3. Voltaire
4. No
5. 20,000
6. 2,000
7. 21 November 1694
8. 1660
9. 13 July 1701
10. About 40
11. yes
12. civil liberties
13. Catholic Church
14. no
15. 'Zozo
16. Marie Daumard
17. his mother's cousin
18. Collège Louis-le-Grand
19. 1704–1711
20. no