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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 say Philosophy's arguments do not soothe his pain?
(a) They do not solve his problem of being in prison.
(b) They arrive too late to help him.
(c) His pain is too great.
(d) They are only words.

2. Who does the woman compare Boethius to?
(a) Socrates and Plato.
(b) Alexander and Brutus.
(c) Nero and Caesar.
(d) Anaxagoras and Socrates.

3. What gift did God give to men according to Boethius?
(a) Freedom.
(b) Curiosity.
(c) Knowledge.
(d) Houses.

4. What is the real cause of Boethius being miserable according to Philosophy?
(a) Fortune robbing him of his happiness.
(b) His enemies.
(c) Boethius' false beliefs.
(d) Himself.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Philosophy tell Boethius to make her point about fortune?

2. What does the woman think of Boethius' mind?

3. Who is the woman in the cell with Boethius?

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

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

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