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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which nation shows its self-love by claiming a monopoly on polite manners?
(a) Russia.
(b) Austria.
(c) Belgium.
(d) France.

3. Folly believes that the happiest men use for their guide only whom?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Nature.
(c) Themselves.
(d) Wisdom.

4. Who does Folly say refutes pagan philosophers by their way of life rather than syllogisms?
(a) Priests.
(b) The apostles.
(c) Theologians.
(d) Monks.

5. According to Folly, who stretch the Holy Scriptures like a tanner with a hide?
(a) Folly.
(b) Theologians.
(c) Priests.
(d) Rhetoricians.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Folly's temple?

2. Which character represents "flattery given to another"?

3. Whom does Folly consider to be the only god who shows no partiality?

4. What do some foolish men believe will purify them from a lifetime of sin?

5. Why are poets not as much in debt to Folly as schoolmasters are?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the communal form of Self-love, which Folly claims Nature has implanted.

2. What does Ecclesiastes say about folly?

3. According to Folly, which kind of authors are happy?

4. Before using the Scriptures, which authorities does Folly cite as supporting her?

5. After comparing herself to Bacchus, in what ways does Folly consider herself superior to the other gods?

6. How does Folly differentiate between the two types of insanity?

7. Describe the worship of the goddess Folly.

8. How does Folly compare theologians to the apostles?

9. According to Folly, which legendary age produced the happiest people, and why?

10. What are naturally-born fools and idiots free from, according to Folly?

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