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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 34 - 37.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Erasmus predicts that his book will be criticized as being what?
(a) Frivolous and sarcastic.
(b) Treacherous and rebellious.
(c) Incomprehensible.
(d) Immature and poorly written.

2. When did Christ first make himself a fool, in Folly's opinion?
(a) His childhood.
(b) His death.
(c) His incarnation.
(d) His adulthood.

3. Unlike the goddess Diana, Folly does not demand what?
(a) Temples.
(b) Sacrifices.
(c) Priests.
(d) Worship.

4. According to Folly, who despises money?
(a) The fool.
(b) The greedy.
(c) The wise man.
(d) The merchant.

5. Those who take pride in their ancestry lead happy lives, thanks to whom?
(a) Self-love.
(b) Delusion.
(c) Pride.
(d) Forgetfulness.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Folly claim she is delivering her speech?

2. According to Erasmus, nothing is so trivial as treating what in a trivial manner?

3. Which wise man was driven to drink hemlock because of wisdom?

4. Erasmus states that jokes can be handled in such a way that a reader finds more reward in them than in a what?

5. Folly is in poor repute even amongst whom?

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