The Praise of Folly Quizzes

The Praise of Folly Quiz 1

1 What year was the Praise of Folly published?
1512

1510

1509

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

The Pope

Thomas More

Martin Luther
3 Which figure ignited the Protestant Reformation?
Augustine

Erasmus

Martin Luther

Cicero
4 The Greek word for "folly" sounds like
Erasmus's name

Pope Leo X's name

Luther's name

Thomas More's last name
5 All of the following are defenses Erasume gives for his work in the preface EXCEPT
The classical authors wrote on similar subjects

Erasmus was not cataloguing sins or criticizing individuals

The Pope commissioned this work

Good wits have always been allowed to exercise their high spirits
6 All of the following are mentioned in the preface EXCEPT
Plato

Lucian

Homer

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

Folly has donned ass's ears

Folly is speaking in a hall

Folly gives her oration to herself
8 Who is the best person to offer up praises to Folly?
Herself

Philautia

The people

God
9 Stultitia is
The goddess of self-love

The god of madness

Folly's Greek name

Folly's Latin name
10 Who was Folly's father?
Jove

Saturn

Plutus

Homer
11 Folly's mother was the nymph of
Wisdom

Licentiousness

Youth

Beauty
12 Where was Folly raised?
Crete

Heaven

Hell

The Fortunate Isles
13 What does Philautia represent?
Wisdom

Flattery

Youth

Self-love
14 What does Kolakia represent?
Festivity

Self-love

Flattery

Youth
15 All of the following are Folly's attendants EXCEPT
Beauty

Forgetfulness

Imbecility

Flattery
16 What is the "true quality of a god?"
to bring knowledge to mortals

to expose mortals' shortcomings

to be wise

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

Sin

Wisdom

Folly
18 "Not even the stoics despise ________...."
Money

Wisdom

Sin

Pleasure
19 Children are made tolerable by
Their parents' infinite patience

Their childish wisdom

Their small stature

The charm of foolishness
20 In regards to old age,
Folly brings about a second childhood

Folly has no part to play

Folly encourages the elderly to act their age

Folly prepares the elderly for death
21 Folly's adherents/followers are
Old and wizened

Beautiful but boring

Plump and happy

Burdened with their cares
22 What is the proverb concerning the Brabanters about?
Love

Marriage

Age and pleasure

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

Venus

Athena

Cupid
24 What is Momus the god of?
Labor

Youth

Knowledge

Satire
25 If wisdom is guided by reason, what is folly guided by?
The emotions

Sin

Love

Logic

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The Praise of Folly

by Desiderius Erasmus

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