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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 18 - 23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What must one do to be considered a god, according to Folly?
(a) Be born of a god.
(b) Be immortal.
(c) Help mortals.
(d) Have divine powers.

2. Erasmus states that his praise of folly has not been altogether what?
(a) Criticized.
(b) Welcomed.
(c) Wasted.
(d) Foolish.

3. How was Folly born?
(a) Her father laid with a nymph.
(b) She does not know.
(c) Her father made her spring from his brain.
(d) Her father married her mother.

4. What do men gain by hunting, in Folly's opinion?
(a) Meat.
(b) Masculinity.
(c) Degeneration.
(d) Maturity.

5. Philosophers say that man can compensate for what nature has denied him by what?
(a) Learning.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Praying.
(d) Instinct.

Short Answer Questions

1. Folly claims that all emotions belong to whom?

2. Erasmus believes he is not writing sarcasm, but what instead?

3. Where was Folly born?

4. What does Folly state is necessary for friendship?

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

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