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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Erasmus states that jokes can be handled in such a way that a reader finds more reward in them than in a what?
(a) An argument.
(b) A treatise.
(c) A riddle.
(d) A play.

2. Why are women willing to repeat childbirth, in Folly's opinion?
(a) Love.
(b) Maternal instinct.
(c) Desire to please her husband.
(d) Forgetfulness.

3. Erasmus answers the charge that he is too sarcastic by saying that ________ has always enjoyed freedom to exercise their wit on the common life of man.
(a) The insane.
(b) Jesters.
(c) Noblemen.
(d) The intelligent.

4. What grows in the place of Folly's birth?
(a) The gardens of Adonis.
(b) Onions.
(c) Butterflies.
(d) The tree of life.

5. Whom does Folly consider more foolish than men?
(a) Gods.
(b) Women.
(c) Animals.
(d) Nymphs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which poet wrote, "For ignorance provides the happiest life"?

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

3. What does Folly say everyone finds delightful about adolescence?

4. What happens when Folly begins addressing the crowd?

5. Which two nymphs nursed Folly?

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