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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Folly believes that the happiest men use for their guide only whom?
(a) Wisdom.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Nature.
(d) Themselves.

2. According to Folly, man's happiness depends not upon facts, but upon what?
(a) His friends.
(b) His possessions.
(c) His money.
(d) His opinions.

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

4. What happens when Folly begins addressing the crowd?
(a) They fall asleep.
(b) They become cheerful.
(c) They start jeering.
(d) They become mad.

5. What first put the idea of The Praise of Folly into Erasmus's head?
(a) A book he was reading.
(b) His dream.
(c) His friend's family name.
(d) A humorous event on his trip.

Short Answer Questions

1. Through ignorance, thoughtlessness, and forgetfulness, what effect does Folly have on man?

2. According to Erasmus, nothing is more entertaining than treating what in such a way as to make it clear you are doing anything but trifling with them?

3. What do all artists have, according to Folly?

4. To what does Folly recall the elderly?

5. Which of the following does Erasmus name as a famous author who wrote frivolity?

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