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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was Boethius once, according to the woman?
(a) A merchant.
(b) A soldier.
(c) A philosopher.
(d) An admiral.

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

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

5. Who surrounds Boethius at the start of Book 1?
(a) Other prisoners.
(b) Prison guard.
(c) Muses.
(d) Rats.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Boethius' first thought on why the woman came in his cell?

3. What is Boethius' answer after the woman asks what ails him?

4. What gift did God give to men according to Boethius?

5. What does the woman's bearing betray according to Boethius?

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