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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What are the two main characteristics of Fortune's personality?
(a) Confident and extroverted.
(b) Playful and revengeful.
(c) Indifferent and chaotic.
(d) Introverted and fearful.

3. What became rusty according to the test administered by the woman to Boethius?
(a) The bars of the cell.
(b) Boethius' chariot.
(c) Boethius' mind.
(d) Boethius' knife.

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

5. Why does the woman tell Boethius that he is responsible for his situation?
(a) Because he had too much money.
(b) Because he always ran from his responsibilities.
(c) Because he didn't became Emperor when he had the chance.
(d) Because a philosopher does not need books or libraries to be a philosopher.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Boethius aware of concerning Fortune?

2. What does Philosophy tell Boethius concerning what he thinks about Fortune?

3. Who is the woman in the cell with Boethius?

4. How tall is the woman that appears in Boethius' cell?

5. What does Philosophy say of Fortune?

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