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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 the woman share Boethius' cell?
(a) Because she likes enclosed spaces.
(b) Because she likes him.
(c) Because she needs to talk.
(d) Because she never abandons a student.

2. What does Philosophy tell Boethius concerning what he thinks about Fortune?
(a) He doesn't know what he is talking about.
(b) He is on the verge of finding how to control fortune.
(c) He is wrong.
(d) He is right.

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

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

5. How tall is the woman that appears in Boethius' cell?
(a) Very small, her head could not reach the table.
(b) Medium size, her arms could touch the ceiling.
(c) Tall, her head could penetrate the heavens.
(d) Small, she could look Boethius in the eyes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Boethius suffer according to the woman?

2. What was Boethius once, according to the woman?

3. What does Philosophy reply when Boethius tells her that his pain is real and tangible?

4. Why does Philosophy justify her saying that Boethius didn't lose anything?

5. Why does Philosophy say that material possessions are relatively insignificant?

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