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

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

3. Folly says that God takes great pleasure in whom?
(a) A select few.
(b) His apostles only.
(c) Fools.
(d) The wise.

4. Philosophers say that man can compensate for what nature has denied him by what?
(a) Learning.
(b) Instinct.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Praying.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do some foolish men believe will purify them from a lifetime of sin?

2. As Folly prepares to call on the Holy Scriptures for support, what does she wish to wear?

3. What is Folly's temple?

4. Folly states that man's mind is most susceptible to what?

5. According to Folly, if a doctor is foolish, what soars higher?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Folly relate to sin in the cases of Aaron, Saul, David, and Paul?

2. According to Folly, who was happier: Gryllus or Odysseus? Why?

3. What does Ecclesiastes say about folly?

4. How does Folly say that schoolmasters are indebted to her?

5. What examples does Folly give of the benevolent form of insanity?

6. After comparing herself to Bacchus, in what ways does Folly consider herself superior to the other gods?

7. Why does Folly say that kings like to be around fools?

8. According to Folly, how did Christ show folly?

9. Where in the courts of kings does Folly say that she is evident?

10. Does Folly state that monks are foolish?

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