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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Folly begin life?
(a) Deviously.
(b) Running and jumping.
(c) Smiling sweetly.
(d) Crying.

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

3. Who are the two gods in Folly's household?
(a) Zeus and Mars.
(b) Mirth and Longevity.
(c) Revelry and Sound Sleep.
(d) Zeus and Theseus.

4. How was Folly born?
(a) Her father made her spring from his brain.
(b) Her father married her mother.
(c) She does not know.
(d) Her father laid with a nymph.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom did Erasmus dedicate The Praise of Folly?

2. Erasmus states that anyone who believes himself injured by Praise of Folly betrays what?

3. What does Folly say that the stoics degrade in public?

4. According to Folly, who would be disagreeable and disliked if not graced by her divine powers?

5. What must one do to be considered a god, according to Folly?

(see the answer key)

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