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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11 - 15.

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) A treatise.
(b) A play.
(c) An argument.
(d) A riddle.

2. Folly considers emotions to be what in relation to wisdom?
(a) Masters.
(b) Guides and incentives.
(c) Slaves and subjects.
(d) Deterrents.

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

4. Folly states that men create art because of a thirst for what?
(a) Fame.
(b) Money.
(c) Independence.
(d) Wisdom.

5. Through ignorance, thoughtlessness, and forgetfulness, what effect does Folly have on man?
(a) Shame and infamy.
(b) Desire to leave earth.
(c) Reluctance to leave life.
(d) Apathy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Folly states that a man must be what in order to be a father?

2. Which age in a man's life does Folly describe as the happiest?

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

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

5. Orators prepare long speeches to do what Folly does with her what?

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