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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 34 - 37.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Folly say would be rampant without her?
(a) Babies.
(b) Learning.
(c) Divorce.
(d) Friendship.

2. In creation, God forbade man to eat of which tree?
(a) The tree of love.
(b) The tree of folly.
(c) The tree of hate.
(d) The tree of knowledge.

3. What does Folly accuse of causing the bloom of youthful beauty to fade?
(a) Folly.
(b) Mature sense.
(c) Moral maturity.
(d) Old age.

4. According to Folly, what kind of man is unlucky in regards to children?
(a) Impulsive.
(b) Wise.
(c) Indulgent.
(d) Foolish.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who protested when his friends rescued him from delusion?

2. Which insect does Folly consider happy for following its natural instincts?

3. Who said, "Happy the states where either philosophers are kings or kings are philosophers"?

4. Folly states that Christ compared himself with which foolish animal?

5. In criticizing the men of his day, whom does Erasmus name?

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