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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom did Erasmus dedicate The Praise of Folly?
(a) Homer.
(b) Martin Luther.
(c) Thomas More.
(d) Henry VIII.

2. Erasmus answers the charge that he is too sarcastic by saying that ________ has always enjoyed freedom to exercise their wit on the common life of man.
(a) Jesters.
(b) The insane.
(c) The intelligent.
(d) Noblemen.

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

4. What does Folly state is necessary for friendship?
(a) Honesty.
(b) Wisdom.
(c) Reason.
(d) Folly.

5. Erasmus follows the well-known popular proverb that states that a man should do what?
(a) Praise others before himself.
(b) Speak with false humility.
(c) Praise himself, if no one else will.
(d) Defame himself.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Whom does Folly praise?

3. In which year did Erasmus date his Prefatory Letter?

4. Why are women willing to repeat childbirth, in Folly's opinion?

5. Whom does Folly consider her sister?

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