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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Folly born?
(a) The Island of Troy.
(b) A hollow cave.
(c) Wandering Delos.
(d) The Islands of the Blest.

2. Folly says that to be foolish is not to be miserable, but to be what?
(a) Human.
(b) Neglected.
(c) Divine.
(d) Wise.

3. Euripides says that the wise man has two what?
(a) Lives.
(b) Minds.
(c) Hands.
(d) Tongues.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the best name for those who are complete fools, but try to pass as wise men?

2. According to the Prefatory Letter, Erasmus wrote The Praise of Folly on his journey to England from where?

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

4. Which group of people is Folly doubtful about admitting to her fellowship?

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

(see the answer key)

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