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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Folly say makes men satisfied with themselves?
(a) Contentment.
(b) Self-love.
(c) Deception.
(d) Madness.

2. Who speaks at the beginning of The Praise of Folly?
(a) Praise.
(b) More.
(c) Homer.
(d) Folly.

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

4. Erasmus believes he is not writing sarcasm, but what instead?
(a) Criticism and dissent.
(b) Allegorical interpretation.
(c) Innocent jokes.
(d) Warning and advice.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Folly begin life?

2. If someone could look down upon the life of man as Jove does, what does Folly say he would see?

3. According to Folly, what kind of man is unlucky in regards to children?

4. What calmed a violent Roman mob?

5. Which poet wrote, "For ignorance provides the happiest life"?

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