The Praise of Folly Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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The Praise of Folly Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Folly, who shows the way to perfect wisdom?
(a) Ignorance.
(b) Folly.
(c) Flattery.
(d) Wisdom.

2. Who are the two gods in Folly's household?
(a) Zeus and Theseus.
(b) Mirth and Longevity.
(c) Revelry and Sound Sleep.
(d) Zeus and Mars.

3. What does Zeus have to put aside in order to make a child?
(a) His thunderbolt and grimness.
(b) His cloak and dagger.
(c) His previous wife.
(d) His divinity and anger.

4. Because Folly dispenses every benefit to all alike, what does she think she should be named?
(a) "Goddess Divine."
(b) "Fountain of Blessings"
(c) "Benefactor" of all men.
(d) "Alpha" of all gods.

5. Which god was given a name that means "foolish" in Greek?
(a) Aphrodite.
(b) Venus.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Bacchus.

6. 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?
(a) Trivialities.
(b) Readers.
(c) Political leaders.
(d) Serious subjects.

7. Which nymph among Folly's aids claps her hands, with laughter in her eyes?
(a) Drunkenness.
(b) Flattery.
(c) Mirth.
(d) Delight.

8. Who considers themselves gods on earth if they can use Greek words in their speeches?
(a) Sophists.
(b) Rhetoricians.
(c) Professors.
(d) English.

9. Which soldier was "as cowardly in battle as he was skilled in speech-making"?
(a) Quintilian.
(b) Erasmus.
(c) Cicero.
(d) Demosthenes.

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

11. According to Folly, to whom does life owe its beginning?
(a) God.
(b) Jupiter.
(c) Pallas.
(d) Folly.

12. By Stoic definition, what does folly mean?
(a) Given to frivolity.
(b) Moved by the passions.
(c) Belonging to women.
(d) Without wisdom.

13. Erasmus says he wants to survey the ridiculous rather than the what?
(a) Juvenile.
(b) Squalid.
(c) Innocent.
(d) Intelligent.

14. Folly is the true bestower of what?
(a) Beauty.
(b) Charm.
(c) Long life.
(d) Good things.

15. What must one do to be considered a god, according to Folly?
(a) Have divine powers.
(b) Help mortals.
(c) Be immortal.
(d) Be born of a god.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Folly, what kind of man is unlucky in regards to children?

2. Who speaks at the beginning of The Praise of Folly?

3. Erasmus marvels that present-day ears can bear to hear only what?

4. Folly claims that all emotions belong to whom?

5. Folly states that a man must love whom in order to love anyone?

(see the answer keys)

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