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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 24-33.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of the fools, who does Folly say handles the meanest sort of business by the meanest methods?
(a) Merchants.
(b) Poets.
(c) Rhetoricians.
(d) Doctors.

2. Which god was given a name that means "foolish" in Greek?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Aphrodite.
(c) Venus.
(d) Bacchus.

3. Which age in a man's life does Folly describe as the happiest?
(a) The middle.
(b) The first.
(c) None.
(d) The last.

4. Folly says that popes would lose all advantages if they showed what?
(a) Compassion.
(b) Folly.
(c) Love.
(d) Wisdom.

5. Those born foolish are free from what?
(a) Happiness and bliss.
(b) Prison.
(c) Fears and pangs of conscience.
(d) Jobs and occupations.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Whom does Folly consider happier than Odysseus (also known as Ulysses)?

3. What does the name "Bishop" mean?

4. Because Folly dispenses every benefit to all alike, what does she think she should be named?

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

(see the answer key)

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