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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book III.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the woman's bearing betray according to Boethius?
(a) How ancient she is.
(b) Where she comes from.
(c) How young she is.
(d) Who her parents are.

2. What does Philosophy say is the next part of the conversation?
(a) A short part.
(b) Its centerpiece.
(c) A long part.
(d) A minor part.

3. How many sources can fame come from according to Philosophy?
(a) 2 sources.
(b) 4 sources.
(c) 3 sources.
(d) 5 sources.

4. Who does the woman compare Boethius to?
(a) Nero and Caesar.
(b) Alexander and Brutus.
(c) Socrates and Plato.
(d) Anaxagoras and Socrates.

5. What is the real cause of Boethius being miserable according to Philosophy?
(a) His enemies.
(b) Himself.
(c) Boethius' false beliefs.
(d) Fortune robbing him of his happiness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Philosophy say of man's happiness compared to the happiness of a beast?

2. What does Lady Philosophy qualify herself as a doctor of?

3. What does Philosophy say about the goods she lists at the start of Book 3?

4. What was Boethius once, according to the woman?

5. What does Philosophy say there have been many examples of?

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