The Praise of Folly Quiz | Eight Week Quiz E

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The Praise of Folly Quiz | Eight Week Quiz E

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 18 - 23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which animal does Folly pity for being made to work with men?
(a) The donkey.
(b) The dog.
(c) The ox.
(d) The horse.

2. What is the best name for those who are complete fools, but try to pass as wise men?
(a) Foolish-wise.
(b) Wisacres.
(c) Hypocrites.
(d) Frauds.

3. What does Folly say everyone finds delightful about adolescence?
(a) Energy.
(b) Wisdom.
(c) Folly.
(d) Life.

4. Who considers themselves gods on earth if they can use Greek words in their speeches?
(a) Rhetoricians.
(b) Professors.
(c) English.
(d) Sophists.

5. Whom did the ancient sophists praise?
(a) Themselves.
(b) The learned.
(c) Trivialities.
(d) Gods and heroes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Folly believes that the happiest men use for their guide only whom?

2. Folly states that men create art because of a thirst for what?

3. How was Folly born?

4. Which age in a man's life does Folly describe as the happiest?

5. In criticizing the men of his day, whom does Erasmus name?

(see the answer key)

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