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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What protects Boethius from his persecutors according to the woman?
(a) The Canon of justice.
(b) The trumpets of Jericho.
(c) The sword of incompetence.
(d) The fortress of Philosophy.

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

3. What was Boethius usually studying?
(a) Thermodynamics.
(b) Magnetism.
(c) Various religions of the world.
(d) Perfect forms of government.

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

5. Who is the woman in the cell with Boethius?
(a) Science.
(b) Fortune.
(c) Philosophy.
(d) Vengeance.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who condemned the senate according to Boethius?

2. How was Boethius' life before prison?

3. Why is Boethius in jail?

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

5. What became rusty according to the test administered by the woman to Boethius?

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