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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the woman speak to Boethius?
(a) With gestures.
(b) In verse.
(c) In song.
(d) Normally.

2. What does Boethius do after hearing Philosophy's arguments on fortune?
(a) He accepts his fate.
(b) He prays to Fortune.
(c) He complains.
(d) He starts to think of ways to escape.

3. What type of man is unmoved by what happens to him, good or bad?
(a) The faithful.
(b) The philosopher.
(c) The idiot.
(d) Women.

4. What does Philosophy say could be wrong with a man of riches in her example about not being able to be truly happy?
(a) He might be despised by the masses.
(b) He might be crippled.
(c) He might not have any political power.
(d) He might not have a wife.

5. What does Philosophy say about Boethius' feelings toward fortune at the start of Book II?
(a) His health.
(b) His comfort.
(c) That he hates it.
(d) That he is longing for it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Philosophy say that material possessions are relatively insignificant?

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

3. What does Fortune love to do to men comfortable with their possessions?

4. Where does Boethius usually study before going to prison?

5. Why does Boethius want political power?

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