1. Those born foolish are free from what?
(a) Jobs and occupations.
(b) Prison.
(c) Fears and pangs of conscience.
(d) Happiness and bliss.

2. How does Folly describe a wise man without emotions?
(a) A doormat.
(b) An animal.
(c) A puppet.
(d) A monster.

3. Which of the following does Erasmus name as a famous author who wrote frivolity?
(a) Augustine.
(b) Virgil.
(c) Defoe.
(d) Chaucer.

4. Folly states that not wanting more than your share of wisdom is a true sign of what?
(a) Prudence.
(b) Reverence.
(c) Stupidity.
(d) Folly.

5. Which insect does Folly consider happy for following its natural instincts?
(a) The wasp.
(b) The butterfly.
(c) The bee.
(d) The grasshopper.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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.

2. Who segregated passions from the wise man?

3. Erasmus remembers that someone wrote the last will and testament of the piglet Grunnius Corocotta, as mentioned by whom?

4. Folly argues that she alone can make sin what?

5. In creation, God forbade man to eat of which tree?

(see the answer key)

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