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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Folly describe the whole life of man?
(a) A novel.
(b) A stage play.
(c) Dust in the wind.
(d) A walk in the park.

2. Who speaks at the beginning of The Praise of Folly?
(a) More.
(b) Folly.
(c) Homer.
(d) Praise.

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

4. To whom did Erasmus dedicate The Praise of Folly?
(a) Thomas More.
(b) Homer.
(c) Henry VIII.
(d) Martin Luther.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Folly claim she is delivering her speech?

2. What grows in the place of Folly's birth?

3. Erasmus anticipates that critics will clamor that he is reviving what?

4. What does Folly say would be rampant without her?

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

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