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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Folly states that a single system of what provides continuous torture for life?
(a) Latin.
(b) Sciences.
(c) Medicine.
(d) Grammar.

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

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

4. Which age in a man's life does Folly describe as the happiest?
(a) The middle.
(b) None.
(c) The last.
(d) The first.

5. Erasmus states that anyone who believes himself injured by Praise of Folly betrays what?
(a) A moral awareness.
(b) A guilty conscience.
(c) Sensitivity.
(d) Pettiness.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Folly claim she is delivering her speech?

2. How does Folly describe a wise man without emotions?

3. In Folly's opinion, what develops prudence?

4. What is the least deceptive mirror of the mind?

5. How does Folly describe the whole life of man?

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