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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 38 - 40.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the father of Folly?
(a) Plutus.
(b) Achilles.
(c) Poseidon.
(d) Zeus.

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

3. Folly states that a man must love whom in order to love anyone?
(a) His wife.
(b) God.
(c) Honor.
(d) Himself.

4. Where was Folly born?
(a) The Island of Troy.
(b) Wandering Delos.
(c) The Islands of the Blest.
(d) A hollow cave.

5. What is the Greek word for "folly"?
(a) Utopia.
(b) Moria.
(c) Follia.
(d) Levity.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Folly states that common men admire only what?

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

4. 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.

5. Unlike the goddess Diana, Folly does not demand what?

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