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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5 - 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What grows in the place of Folly's birth?
(a) Onions.
(b) The gardens of Adonis.
(c) The tree of life.
(d) Butterflies.

2. Folly is the true bestower of what?
(a) Long life.
(b) Charm.
(c) Beauty.
(d) Good things.

3. According to Folly, who would be disagreeable and disliked if not graced by her divine powers?
(a) The Sophists.
(b) The nobility.
(c) The gods.
(d) The Stoics.

4. According to the Prefatory Letter, Erasmus wrote The Praise of Folly on his journey to England from where?
(a) Germany.
(b) Greece.
(c) France.
(d) Italy.

5. What first put the idea of The Praise of Folly into Erasmus's head?
(a) His friend's family name.
(b) His dream.
(c) A humorous event on his trip.
(d) A book he was reading.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Folly accuse of causing the bloom of youthful beauty to fade?

2. Folly is in poor repute even amongst whom?

3. How did Folly begin life?

4. What is the least deceptive mirror of the mind?

5. Who is the only one who can gladden the hearts of gods and men, according to Folly?

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