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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who, according to Folly, believes they support the church by their syllogisms, and without them it would fall?
(a) Schoolmasters.
(b) Logicians.
(c) Theologians.
(d) The apostles.

3. What does Folly say that priests battle for?
(a) Folly.
(b) Their theology.
(c) Their tithes.
(d) The souls of their flock.

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

5. 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) Merchants.
(c) Popes.
(d) Rhetoricians.

6. Euripides says that the wise man has two what?
(a) Minds.
(b) Hands.
(c) Tongues.
(d) Lives.

7. As Folly prepares to call on the Holy Scriptures for support, what does she wish to wear?
(a) A theologian's garb.
(b) A fool's cap.
(c) A priest's stole.
(d) A monk's robe.

8. Which animal does Folly pity for being made to work with men?
(a) The donkey.
(b) The horse.
(c) The dog.
(d) The ox.

9. Who, according to Folly, interpret the Holy Scripture to fit their own purposes?
(a) Theologians.
(b) Kings.
(c) Children.
(d) Monks.

10. According to Folly, if a doctor is foolish, what soars higher?
(a) His wisdom.
(b) His reputation.
(c) His mistakes.
(d) His ego.

11. Who are under the protection of the gods and Folly?
(a) Gods.
(b) Fools.
(c) Animals.
(d) Children.

12. Which group of learned men does Folly mock for cloaking and bearding themselves to command respect?
(a) Fools.
(b) Poets.
(c) Philosophers.
(d) Monks.

13. Which god claims to free the mind from care?
(a) Salinus.
(b) Cupid.
(c) Bacchus.
(d) Aphrodite.

14. Whom does Fortune favor?
(a) The injudicious and venturesome.
(b) The cautious and wise.
(c) The lazy and insipid.
(d) The slow and ambling.

15. Of the fools, who does Folly say handles the meanest sort of business by the meanest methods?
(a) Doctors.
(b) Rhetoricians.
(c) Poets.
(d) Merchants.

Short Answer Questions

1. Folly states that examples from what prove that flattery can be sincere?

2. Men seek from saints that which belongs to whom?

3. According to Folly, members of the church hierarchy leave everything to devote themselves to what?

4. Whom does Folly consider happier than Odysseus (also known as Ulysses)?

5. Which character represents "flattery given to another"?

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