The Praise of Folly Quizzes

The Praise of Folly Quiz 1

1 What year was the Praise of Folly published?
1510

1512

1509

1511
2 Who was this work written to amuse?
John Calvin

The Pope

Martin Luther

Thomas More
3 Which figure ignited the Protestant Reformation?
Cicero

Martin Luther

Erasmus

Augustine
4 The Greek word for "folly" sounds like
Luther's name

Pope Leo X's name

Erasmus's name

Thomas More's last name
5 All of the following are defenses Erasume gives for his work in the preface EXCEPT
Erasmus was not cataloguing sins or criticizing individuals

The classical authors wrote on similar subjects

Good wits have always been allowed to exercise their high spirits

The Pope commissioned this work
6 All of the following are mentioned in the preface EXCEPT
Plato

Virgil

Homer

Lucian
7 All of the following are true EXCEPT
Folly has a company of her attendants with her

Folly gives her oration to herself

Folly has donned ass's ears

Folly is speaking in a hall
8 Who is the best person to offer up praises to Folly?
The people

Philautia

God

Herself
9 Stultitia is
Folly's Greek name

The god of madness

Folly's Latin name

The goddess of self-love
10 Who was Folly's father?
Plutus

Jove

Homer

Saturn
11 Folly's mother was the nymph of
Licentiousness

Wisdom

Beauty

Youth
12 Where was Folly raised?
Crete

Heaven

Hell

The Fortunate Isles
13 What does Philautia represent?
Wisdom

Youth

Flattery

Self-love
14 What does Kolakia represent?
Festivity

Youth

Flattery

Self-love
15 All of the following are Folly's attendants EXCEPT
Beauty

Flattery

Imbecility

Forgetfulness
16 What is the "true quality of a god?"
to be wise

to bring knowledge to mortals

to expose mortals' shortcomings

the bring joy to mortals
17 Life owes its very beginnings to
Chance

Folly

Wisdom

Sin
18 "Not even the stoics despise ________...."
Pleasure

Wisdom

Sin

Money
19 Children are made tolerable by
Their childish wisdom

Their small stature

Their parents' infinite patience

The charm of foolishness
20 In regards to old age,
Folly prepares the elderly for death

Folly has no part to play

Folly encourages the elderly to act their age

Folly brings about a second childhood
21 Folly's adherents/followers are
Burdened with their cares

Beautiful but boring

Old and wizened

Plump and happy
22 What is the proverb concerning the Brabanters about?
Love

Marriage

Religion

Age and pleasure
23 Which god does Folly NOT use as an example of one of her followers?
Bacchus

Athena

Cupid

Venus
24 What is Momus the god of?
Satire

Youth

Labor

Knowledge
25 If wisdom is guided by reason, what is folly guided by?
Love

Logic

The emotions

Sin

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The Praise of Folly

by Desiderius Erasmus

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