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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 38 - 40.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Erasmus remembers that someone wrote the last will and testament of the piglet Grunnius Corocotta, as mentioned by whom?
(a) St. Jerome.
(b) Homer.
(c) The Apostle Paul.
(d) Ovid.

2. Folly states that a man must be what in order to be a father?
(a) Foolish and fond.
(b) Wise and learned.
(c) Handsome and charming.
(d) Gentle and generous.

3. To whom did Erasmus dedicate The Praise of Folly?
(a) Thomas More.
(b) Homer.
(c) Martin Luther.
(d) Henry VIII.

4. What does Folly believe comes only when the soul is given immortality in heaven?
(a) Wisdom.
(b) Complete folly.
(c) Perfect happiness.
(d) Freedom.

5. Erasmus complains that many people find jokes against popes and princes more offensive than what?
(a) Perjury.
(b) Blasphemy.
(c) Murder.
(d) Sarcasm.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Fortune favor?

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

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

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

5. What does Folly accuse of causing the bloom of youthful beauty to fade?

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