Question

Who was the Dutch monk and scholar who criticized the folly of his fellow man in his book, The Praise of Folly?

A.
Desiderius Erasmus


B.
Dante


C.
Thomas More


D.
Petrarch

Answer 1

The Dutch monk and scholar who criticized the folly of his fellow men in his book "The Praise of Folly" was Desiderius Erasmus. He wrote The Praise of Folly in 1511.