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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. About whom is Folly speaking in the following: "They pay high tribute to folly in believing that what can't be refuted by argument can often be parried by laughter."
(a) Kings.
(b) Rhetoricians.
(c) Merchants.
(d) Popes.

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

5. Erasmus states that anyone who believes himself injured by Praise of Folly betrays what?
(a) A guilty conscience.
(b) Pettiness.
(c) A moral awareness.
(d) Sensitivity.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many statues does Folly have?

2. Folly says that God takes great pleasure in whom?

3. Whom did the ancient sophists praise?

4. Whom does Folly consider more foolish than men?

5. What does Zeus have to put aside in order to make a child?

(see the answer key)

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