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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is seduced by the ups and downs of Fortune according to the woman?
(a) Old people.
(b) The foolish.
(c) Normal men.
(d) Women only.

2. What does the woman say about Boethius' fall from his former heights?
(a) The responsible will be punished.
(b) It is permanent.
(c) There is no permanent loss.
(d) That he will need to learn from it.

3. Who condemned the senate according to Boethius?
(a) Cleopatra.
(b) Julius Caesar.
(c) Emperor Hadrian.
(d) Marc Antony.

4. What does the woman praise Boethius for in Book 1?
(a) His business.
(b) His poetry.
(c) His look.
(d) His former life.

5. What did philosophy compel Boethius to always do?
(a) Run from a fight.
(b) Spend time thinking.
(c) Stand up for the truth.
(d) Talk too much.

Short Answer Questions

1. How was Boethius' life before prison?

2. What type of man is unmoved by what happens to him, good or bad?

3. What doesn't God rule over according to Boethius' song?

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

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

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