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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 34 - 37.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to Folly, man's happiness depends not upon facts, but upon what?
(a) His money.
(b) His friends.
(c) His opinions.
(d) His possessions.

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

4. How does Folly describe the schools where schoolmasters teach?
(a) Treadmills and torture chambers.
(b) Citadels of wisdom.
(c) Storehouses of knowledge.
(d) Quiet places of study.

5. Who is the only one who can gladden the hearts of gods and men, according to Folly?
(a) Silenus.
(b) Wine.
(c) Folly.
(d) Bacchus.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Folly, to whom does life owe its beginning?

2. What does Folly state is necessary for a woman to agree to wedlock?

3. Who considers themselves gods on earth if they can use Greek words in their speeches?

4. Which two nymphs nursed Folly?

5. According to Erasmus, nothing is more entertaining than treating what in such a way as to make it clear you are doing anything but trifling with them?

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