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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom did Erasmus make the narrator of his book?
(a) More.
(b) Virgil.
(c) The pope.
(d) Folly.

2. Because Folly dispenses every benefit to all alike, what does she think she should be named?
(a) "Benefactor" of all men.
(b) "Fountain of Blessings"
(c) "Goddess Divine."
(d) "Alpha" of all gods.

3. Whom did the ancient sophists praise?
(a) Gods and heroes.
(b) The learned.
(c) Themselves.
(d) Trivialities.

4. According to the Prefatory Letter, Erasmus wrote The Praise of Folly on his journey to England from where?
(a) Greece.
(b) France.
(c) Italy.
(d) Germany.

5. What happens when Folly begins addressing the crowd?
(a) They become cheerful.
(b) They fall asleep.
(c) They become mad.
(d) They start jeering.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Folly state is necessary for friendship?

2. Folly's father is the god of what?

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

4. Which god was given a name that means "foolish" in Greek?

5. In criticizing the men of his day, whom does Erasmus name?

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