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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 34 - 37.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Erasmus answers the charge that he is too sarcastic by saying that ________ has always enjoyed freedom to exercise their wit on the common life of man.
(a) Jesters.
(b) The intelligent.
(c) The insane.
(d) Noblemen.

2. To whom did Erasmus dedicate The Praise of Folly?
(a) Homer.
(b) Henry VIII.
(c) Martin Luther.
(d) Thomas More.

3. In creation, God forbade man to eat of which tree?
(a) The tree of love.
(b) The tree of hate.
(c) The tree of knowledge.
(d) The tree of folly.

4. Erasmus complains that many people find jokes against popes and princes more offensive than what?
(a) Perjury.
(b) Sarcasm.
(c) Blasphemy.
(d) Murder.

5. What do all artists have, according to Folly?
(a) Fame.
(b) Self-love.
(c) Poverty.
(d) Wisdom.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Christ first make himself a fool, in Folly's opinion?

2. Folly observes priests doing what with their duties?

3. Which animal does Folly pity for being made to work with men?

4. In which year did Erasmus date his Prefatory Letter?

5. Whom does Fortune favor?

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