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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Folly hold responsible for introducing the branches of learning?
(a) Evil spirits.
(b) Folly.
(c) Flattery.
(d) Plato.

2. How many statues does Folly have?
(a) As many as there are stars in the sky.
(b) As many as there are jesters.
(c) As many as there are men who wear her image.
(d) As many as there are fish.

3. In which year did Erasmus date his Prefatory Letter?
(a) 1598.
(b) 1500.
(c) 1508.
(d) 1550.

4. Which nation shows its self-love by claiming a monopoly on polite manners?
(a) Russia.
(b) Belgium.
(c) Austria.
(d) France.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the least deceptive mirror of the mind?

2. Those who take pride in their ancestry lead happy lives, thanks to whom?

3. According to the Prefatory Letter, Erasmus wrote The Praise of Folly on what?

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

5. Erasmus answers the charge that he is too sarcastic by saying that ________ has always enjoyed freedom to exercise their wit on the common life of man.

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