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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. To whom, according to Folly, did Christ unfailingly preach folly?
(a) Sophists.
(b) Prisoners.
(c) His apostles.
(d) Wise men.

2. Folly states that man's mind is most susceptible to what?
(a) Facts.
(b) Truth.
(c) Reality.
(d) Falsehoods.

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

4. What is Folly's temple?
(a) The minds of men.
(b) The ocean.
(c) The whole world.
(d) The sky.

5. In the Holy Scriptures, which man says "I speak as a fool, I am more"?
(a) David.
(b) Paul.
(c) Peter.
(d) Christ.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which group of learned men does Folly mock for cloaking and bearding themselves to command respect?

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

3. Folly believes that the happiest men use for their guide only whom?

4. Whom does Folly consider to be the only god who shows no partiality?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Does Folly state that monks are foolish?

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

4. How does Folly explain that humans amuse the gods?

5. How does Folly argue that flattery is not incompatible with sincerity?

6. How does Folly compare theologians to the apostles?

7. What are naturally-born fools and idiots free from, according to Folly?

8. According to Folly, which kind of authors are happy?

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

10. How does Folly respond to the argument that foolishness is an unhappy state?

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