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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Fortune take pleasure in according to Philosophy?
(a) Its greed.
(b) Its unreliability.
(c) Its resourcefulness.
(d) Its own predictability.

2. What does Boethius say of Philosophy's arguments?
(a) They are elegant.
(b) They are useless.
(c) They do not apply to him.
(d) They are weak.

3. What was Boethius aware of concerning Fortune?
(a) That he should have shared it.
(b) That he had too much.
(c) That it exalts and humbles.
(d) That it is temporary.

4. What does the woman disagree with Boethius about in Book 1?
(a) That the earth is flat.
(b) That he can't escape from prison.
(c) That God is all powerful.
(d) That the affairs of men are beyond Divine Providence.

5. What does Philosophy tell Boethius about his situation?
(a) That it is time to try to think of his lasts words.
(b) That it is time to try to escape.
(c) That it is time to stop moping.
(d) That he can cry all he wants.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Boethius usually studying?

2. Why is Boethius in jail?

3. What should Boethius keep in mind concerning his money?

4. What does the woman say about Boethius' fall from his former heights?

5. What does Philosophy find normal concerning the sudden turn of event in Boethius' life?

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