The Praise of Folly Quiz | Eight Week Quiz C

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The Praise of Folly Quiz | Eight Week Quiz C

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 96 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11 - 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Folly say would be rampant without her?
(a) Divorce.
(b) Learning.
(c) Friendship.
(d) Babies.

2. According to Erasmus, nothing is so trivial as treating what in a trivial manner?
(a) Trivialities.
(b) The mundane.
(c) Serious subjects.
(d) Jokes.

3. Erasmus anticipates that critics will clamor that he is reviving what?
(a) Morality Plays.
(b) Old Comedy or Homer.
(c) Old Comedy or Lucian.
(d) Old Comedy and Tragedy.

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

5. What is unknown in the place of Folly's birth?
(a) Youth, immaturity, and pain.
(b) Gardens.
(c) Toil, old age, and sickness.
(d) Harsh words or war.

Short Answer Questions

1. Folly states that a man must love whom in order to love anyone?

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

3. How does Folly claim she is delivering her speech?

4. Folly is the true bestower of what?

5. Who speaks at the beginning of The Praise of Folly?

(see the answer key)

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