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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

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) Doctors.
(d) Rhetoricians.

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

3. What does the name "Bishop" mean?
(a) Savior.
(b) Fool.
(c) Deceiver.
(d) Overseer.

4. According to Folly, members of the church hierarchy leave everything to devote themselves to what?
(a) War.
(b) Debates.
(c) God.
(d) Games.

5. Whom does Folly consider to be the only god who shows no partiality?
(a) Folly.
(b) Vernus.
(c) Hercules.
(d) Mars.

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

7. Folly states that Christ's disciples were told not to use what in defending themselves?
(a) Foolishness.
(b) Their own intelligence.
(c) God's wisdom.
(d) Witty answers.

8. What do all artists have, according to Folly?
(a) Wisdom.
(b) Self-love.
(c) Poverty.
(d) Fame.

9. What does Folly say that priests battle for?
(a) Their theology.
(b) The souls of their flock.
(c) Their tithes.
(d) Folly.

10. What do men gain by hunting, in Folly's opinion?
(a) Meat.
(b) Maturity.
(c) Masculinity.
(d) Degeneration.

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

12. Who comprises the happiest group of people, according to Folly?
(a) The wise.
(b) Idiots, fools, nitwits, and simpletons.
(c) Liars, cheats, robbers, and swindlers.
(d) The learned.

13. Folly states that Christ compared himself with which foolish animal?
(a) A dog.
(b) A lamb.
(c) A donkey.
(d) A kitten.

14. Whom does Folly describe as "thrifty, impoverished, miserable, grumpy, harsh and unjust to himself, disagreeable and prematurely white-haired and senile . . ."?
(a) The idiot.
(b) The aged man.
(c) The fool.
(d) The wise man.

15. Because they are amusing, Folly claims that fools are the favorites of whom?
(a) Children.
(b) The gods.
(c) Animals.
(d) Kings.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who or what does Folly say provides the gods with laughter, sport, and fun?

2. In Folly's opinion, no one would be induced to take on the duties of a king without what?

3. Which animal does Folly pity for being made to work with men?

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

5. Who protested when his friends rescued him from delusion?

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