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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Those who take pride in their ancestry lead happy lives, thanks to whom?
(a) Forgetfulness.
(b) Delusion.
(c) Pride.
(d) Self-love.

2. Whom does Folly describe as "thrifty, impoverished, miserable, grumpy, harsh and unjust to himself, disagreeable and prematurely white-haired and senile . . ."?
(a) The idiot.
(b) The fool.
(c) The aged man.
(d) The wise man.

3. Which wise men of his day did Folly say that Christ attacked?
(a) Rhetoricians, orators, and Stoics.
(b) Rabbis.
(c) Pharisees, scribes, and teachers of the Law.
(d) Schoolmasters.

4. Which group of people is Folly doubtful about admitting to her fellowship?
(a) Gamblers.
(b) Troubadours.
(c) Thieves.
(d) Jesters.

5. Whom does Folly consider to be the only god who shows no partiality?
(a) Vernus.
(b) Mars.
(c) Hercules.
(d) Folly.

6. Folly states that Christ compared himself with which foolish animal?
(a) A dog.
(b) A donkey.
(c) A lamb.
(d) A kitten.

7. Men seek from saints that which belongs to whom?
(a) God.
(b) The Virgin Mary.
(c) Folly.
(d) Wisdom.

8. Why are poets not as much in debt to Folly as schoolmasters are?
(a) Poets are a free race.
(b) Poets are more foolish.
(c) Poets do not live as long as schoolmasters.
(d) There are fewer poets.

9. Which nation shows its self-love by claiming a monopoly on polite manners?
(a) Russia.
(b) Belgium.
(c) France.
(d) Austria.

10. How does Folly describe the schools where schoolmasters teach?
(a) Citadels of wisdom.
(b) Storehouses of knowledge.
(c) Quiet places of study.
(d) Treadmills and torture chambers.

11. In Folly's opinion, no one would be induced to take on the duties of a king without what?
(a) Chivalry.
(b) Honor.
(c) Folly.
(d) A noble heart.

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

13. Folly argues that she alone can make sin what?
(a) Pardonable.
(b) Enviable.
(c) Humorous.
(d) Tempting.

14. Making himself agreeable by flattery is a skill becoming to whom, according to Folly?
(a) A king.
(b) A courtier.
(c) A monk.
(d) A schoolmaster.

15. Folly states that which group of people listens to the preaching of monks?
(a) Merchants and women.
(b) Fools and children.
(c) Theologians and magicians.
(d) The elderly and the poor.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Christ first make himself a fool, in Folly's opinion?

2. What is Folly's temple?

3. Which animal does Folly pity for being made to work with men?

4. In the Holy Scriptures, which man says "I speak as a fool, I am more"?

5. Folly observes priests doing what with their duties?

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