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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Folly is the true bestower of what?
(a) Good things.
(b) Long life.
(c) Beauty.
(d) Charm.

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

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

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

5. How does Folly claim she is delivering her speech?
(a) With intentionality and serious thought.
(b) With great emotion.
(c) Quickly.
(d) Extempore, or unprepared.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which nymph among Folly's aids claps her hands, with laughter in her eyes?

2. According to Folly, who provides all advantages in life?

3. Who does Folly say makes men satisfied with themselves?

4. Erasmus states that jokes can be handled in such a way that a reader finds more reward in them than in a what?

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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