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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5 - 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Folly say would be rampant without her?
(a) Divorce.
(b) Babies.
(c) Friendship.
(d) Learning.

2. What is the best name for those who are complete fools, but try to pass as wise men?
(a) Foolish-wise.
(b) Wisacres.
(c) Frauds.
(d) Hypocrites.

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

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

5. According to Erasmus, nothing is so trivial as treating what in a trivial manner?
(a) Jokes.
(b) Serious subjects.
(c) Trivialities.
(d) The mundane.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Folly praise?

2. What does Folly say that babies have that rewards those who look after them?

3. Erasmus states that his praise of folly has not been altogether what?

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

5. Whom did the ancient sophists praise?

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