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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Folly quote as an authority who praises her by saying, "The world is full of fools"?
(a) Euripides .
(b) Paul the Apostle.
(c) More.
(d) Cicero.

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

3. Who comprises the happiest group of people, according to Folly?
(a) The wise.
(b) Idiots, fools, nitwits, and simpletons.
(c) The learned.
(d) Liars, cheats, robbers, and swindlers.

4. Who can speak the truth without giving offense, according to Folly?
(a) Philosophers.
(b) Kings.
(c) Rhetoricians.
(d) Fools.

5. Folly says that popes would lose all advantages if they showed what?
(a) Compassion.
(b) Folly.
(c) Wisdom.
(d) Love.

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

7. What is Folly's temple?
(a) The whole world.
(b) The ocean.
(c) The sky.
(d) The minds of men.

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

9. Which character represents "flattery given to another"?
(a) Kolakia.
(b) Neptune.
(c) Venus.
(d) Folly.

10. What do some foolish men believe will purify them from a lifetime of sin?
(a) Folly.
(b) A single coin.
(c) Wisdom.
(d) A sacrificed pig.

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

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

13. What did Aaron, Saul, and David all point to as an excuse for their sins?
(a) Folly.
(b) Wisdom.
(c) Immaturity.
(d) Zeal.

14. Because they are amusing, Folly claims that fools are the favorites of whom?
(a) Animals.
(b) Children.
(c) Kings.
(d) The gods.

15. What do men gain by hunting, in Folly's opinion?
(a) Maturity.
(b) Masculinity.
(c) Meat.
(d) Degeneration.

Short Answer Questions

1. Folly states that Christ's disciples were told not to use what in defending themselves?

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

3. In Folly's opinion, no one would be induced to take on the duties of a king without what?

4. To whom, according to Folly, did Christ unfailingly preach folly?

5. Who, according to Folly, interpret the Holy Scripture to fit their own purposes?

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