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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Boethius sing about in his cell?
(a) The woman.
(b) God.
(c) The senate.
(d) Himself.

3. 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.

4. What does Philosophy say about Fortune's treatment of men?
(a) That fortune is very choosy.
(b) That fortune doesn't know how to choose worthy people.
(c) That fortune treats everyone equally.
(d) That fortune only treats women well.

5. Who were the two men the woman compares Boethius to persecuted by?
(a) Simple minded men.
(b) Women.
(c) The Roman senate.
(d) Gods and muses.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many sons does Boethius have?

2. Why does Philosophy praise Boethius' sons?

3. What was Boethius usually studying?

4. What type of man is unmoved by what happens to him, good or bad?

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

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