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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1 - 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the Greek word for "folly"?
(a) Utopia.
(b) Follia.
(c) Levity.
(d) Moria.

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?
(a) Political leaders.
(b) Readers.
(c) Trivialities.
(d) Serious subjects.

Short Answer Questions

1. Folly dresses in unaccustomed garb because she is imitating whom?

2. Erasmus complains that many people find jokes against popes and princes more offensive than what?

3. Folly is the true bestower of what?

4. Where was Folly born?

5. Who is the father of Folly?

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