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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16 - 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which soldier was "as cowardly in battle as he was skilled in speech-making"?
(a) Erasmus.
(b) Cicero.
(c) Demosthenes.
(d) Quintilian.

2. Why are women willing to repeat childbirth, in Folly's opinion?
(a) Maternal instinct.
(b) Desire to please her husband.
(c) Forgetfulness.
(d) Love.

3. Through ignorance, thoughtlessness, and forgetfulness, what effect does Folly have on man?
(a) Shame and infamy.
(b) Apathy.
(c) Reluctance to leave life.
(d) Desire to leave earth.

4. In Folly's opinion, what develops prudence?
(a) Flattery.
(b) Hope.
(c) Experience.
(d) Wisdom.

5. Which wise man was driven to drink hemlock because of wisdom?
(a) Socrates.
(b) Plato.
(c) Augustine.
(d) Aristotle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Folly says that to be foolish is not to be miserable, but to be what?

2. According to the Prefatory Letter, Erasmus wrote The Praise of Folly on what?

3. Erasmus believes he is not writing sarcasm, but what instead?

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

5. Folly states that a single system of what provides continuous torture for life?

(see the answer key)

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