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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11 - 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Folly, who shows the way to perfect wisdom?
(a) Folly.
(b) Flattery.
(c) Ignorance.
(d) Wisdom.

2. According to the Prefatory Letter, Erasmus wrote The Praise of Folly on what?
(a) A carriage.
(b) Horseback.
(c) A boat.
(d) A stagecoach.

3. Erasmus states that anyone who believes himself injured by Praise of Folly betrays what?
(a) A moral awareness.
(b) Sensitivity.
(c) Pettiness.
(d) A guilty conscience.

4. Erasmus states that his praise of folly has not been altogether what?
(a) Wasted.
(b) Criticized.
(c) Welcomed.
(d) Foolish.

5. Who is the only one who can gladden the hearts of gods and men, according to Folly?
(a) Bacchus.
(b) Folly.
(c) Wine.
(d) Silenus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Folly say everyone finds delightful about adolescence?

2. Orators prepare long speeches to do what Folly does with her what?

3. Who considers themselves gods on earth if they can use Greek words in their speeches?

4. What does Folly state is necessary for a woman to agree to wedlock?

5. According to Folly, what kind of man is unlucky in regards to children?

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