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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom did Erasmus dedicate The Praise of Folly?
(a) Martin Luther.
(b) Henry VIII.
(c) Thomas More.
(d) Homer.

2. Whom did the ancient sophists praise?
(a) The learned.
(b) Gods and heroes.
(c) Themselves.
(d) Trivialities.

3. Who said, "Happy the states where either philosophers are kings or kings are philosophers"?
(a) Homer.
(b) Aristotle.
(c) Plato.
(d) Lucian.

4. Who can speak the truth without giving offense, according to Folly?
(a) Fools.
(b) Rhetoricians.
(c) Kings.
(d) Philosophers.

5. According to the Prefatory Letter, Erasmus wrote The Praise of Folly on his journey to England from where?
(a) Italy.
(b) Germany.
(c) France.
(d) Greece.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Christ first make himself a fool, in Folly's opinion?

2. How was Folly born?

3. Which of the following does Erasmus name as a famous author who wrote frivolity?

4. According to the Prefatory Letter, Erasmus wrote The Praise of Folly on what?

5. According to Folly, who stretch the Holy Scriptures like a tanner with a hide?

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