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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which wise man was driven to drink hemlock because of wisdom?
(a) Aristotle.
(b) Augustine.
(c) Socrates.
(d) Plato.

2. What grows in the place of Folly's birth?
(a) The gardens of Adonis.
(b) The tree of life.
(c) Butterflies.
(d) Onions.

3. Who is the father of Folly?
(a) Plutus.
(b) Achilles.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Poseidon.

4. Who said, "Happy the states where either philosophers are kings or kings are philosophers"?
(a) Plato.
(b) Lucian.
(c) Homer.
(d) Aristotle.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Erasmus predicts that his book will be criticized as being what?

2. According to Folly, who shows the way to perfect wisdom?

3. 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?

4. Erasmus complains that many people find jokes against popes and princes more offensive than what?

5. What does Folly say would be rampant without her?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Erasmus dedicate his book to Thomas More?

2. How does Folly describe her parentage?

3. Does Folly have a good opinion of the children of wise men?

4. What does Folly say about emotions in relation to wisdom?

5. Did Erasmus anticipate criticism for his book? Why or why not?

6. What does Folly say was her effect upon her audience?

7. In his Prefatory Letter, why did Erasmus marvel at the sensitivity of present-day ears?

8. Does Folly agree with those who say that it is conceited to praise one's self?

9. What does Folly do for the elderly?

10. What does Folly say is the happiest age of man, and why?

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