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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Who protested when his friends rescued him from delusion?
(a) Homer's Odysseus.
(b) Achilles.
(c) Barnabas.
(d) Horace's Argive.

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

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

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

13. When did Christ first make himself a fool, in Folly's opinion?
(a) His adulthood.
(b) His childhood.
(c) His incarnation.
(d) His death.

14. Who does Folly say refutes pagan philosophers by their way of life rather than syllogisms?
(a) Monks.
(b) Priests.
(c) Theologians.
(d) The apostles.

15. Folly observes priests doing what with their duties?
(a) Leaving them for another day.
(b) Embracing them wholeheartedly.
(c) Delegating them to subordinates.
(d) Questioning them.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do all artists have, according to Folly?

3. Philosophers say that man can compensate for what nature has denied him by what?

4. The people of which age lived happily without science or learning?

5. According to Folly, who stretch the Holy Scriptures like a tanner with a hide?

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