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

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

3. According to Folly, man's happiness depends not upon facts, but upon what?
(a) His possessions.
(b) His opinions.
(c) His money.
(d) His friends.

4. Men seek from saints that which belongs to whom?
(a) God.
(b) The Virgin Mary.
(c) Folly.
(d) Wisdom.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Folly call unpopular, although they are happy because of their self-satisfaction?

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

3. Which god claims to free the mind from care?

4. Because they are amusing, Folly claims that fools are the favorites of whom?

5. Whom does Folly hold responsible for introducing the branches of learning?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. According to Folly, which legendary age produced the happiest people, and why?

5. Does Folly state that monks are foolish?

6. How does Folly differentiate between the two types of insanity?

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

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

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

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

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