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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Folly, what kind of man is unlucky in regards to children?
(a) Wise.
(b) Indulgent.
(c) Foolish.
(d) Impulsive.

2. According to Erasmus, nothing is so trivial as treating what in a trivial manner?
(a) The mundane.
(b) Jokes.
(c) Trivialities.
(d) Serious subjects.

3. What does Folly say would be rampant without her?
(a) Babies.
(b) Friendship.
(c) Divorce.
(d) Learning.

4. According to the Prefatory Letter, Erasmus wrote The Praise of Folly on what?
(a) A carriage.
(b) A stagecoach.
(c) A boat.
(d) Horseback.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Zeus have to put aside in order to make a child?

2. Who speaks at the beginning of The Praise of Folly?

3. How was Folly born?

4. Who is the only one who can gladden the hearts of gods and men, according to Folly?

5. What is unknown in the place of Folly's birth?

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