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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Boethius not understand what the woman is trying to explain to him in Book 1?
(a) He is malnourished.
(b) The woman does not speak his language.
(c) He has a limited intellect.
(d) His suffering seems quite real.

2. What does Philosophy say of the wealth Fortune gives away?
(a) It is permanent.
(b) It is a loan.
(c) It is based on how good you are toward others.
(d) It is transmittable to your children.

3. What does Philosophy reply when Boethius tells her that his pain is real and tangible?
(a) That she has not gotten to the substance of her treatment.
(b) That she can heal him with her hands.
(c) That she is not a doctor.
(d) That the spirit has power over the body.

4. What is Boethius forced to do after hearing Philosophy's arguments?
(a) Complain
(b) Remain silent.
(c) Escape.
(d) Agree with her.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How was Boethius' life before prison?

2. What does the woman praise Boethius for in Book 1?

3. What is stitched on the woman's clothes?

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

5. Who is seduced by the ups and downs of Fortune according to the woman?

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