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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. What does Folly say everyone finds delightful about adolescence?
(a) Life.
(b) Energy.
(c) Wisdom.
(d) Folly.
2. Erasmus answers the charge that he is too sarcastic by saying that ________ has always enjoyed freedom to exercise their wit on the common life of man.
(a) Jesters.
(b) The insane.
(c) Noblemen.
(d) The intelligent.
3. Folly dresses in unaccustomed garb because she is imitating whom?
(a) The Sophists.
(b) Lucian.
(c) Monks.
(d) Homer.
4. Who does Folly say makes men satisfied with themselves?
(a) Self-love.
(b) Deception.
(c) Madness.
(d) Contentment.
5. According to Folly, what kind of man is unlucky in regards to children?
(a) Indulgent.
(b) Foolish.
(c) Impulsive.
(d) Wise.
Short Answer Questions
1. Erasmus remembers that someone wrote the last will and testament of the piglet Grunnius Corocotta, as mentioned by whom?
2. Which nymph among Folly's aids claps her hands, with laughter in her eyes?
3. Who speaks at the beginning of The Praise of Folly?
4. Erasmus says there is merit in being attacked by whom?
5. According to Erasmus, nothing is so trivial as treating what in a trivial manner?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Folly say that she is necessary for war?
2. What does Folly think of people who hire someone else to praise themselves?
3. What does Folly say is the happiest age of man, and why?
4. Did Erasmus consider The Praise of Folly too frivolous for a theologian?
5. Why did Erasmus consider it unjust not to allow relaxations to those in the academic world?
6. Why is Folly dressed in unaccustomed garb?
7. Does Folly speak highly of prudence?
8. How does Folly describe her reputation?
9. Why does Folly consider her presence to be essential to friendship?
10. Are women more or less foolish than men, according to Folly?
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