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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many sources can fame come from according to Philosophy?
(a) 2 sources.
(b) 5 sources.
(c) 4 sources.
(d) 3 sources.

3. What does the woman say about Boethius' fall from his former heights?
(a) That he will need to learn from it.
(b) The responsible will be punished.
(c) It is permanent.
(d) There is no permanent loss.

4. How could Boethius understand that there is no contradiction in the arguments presented by Lady Philosophy?
(a) If he could ask other philosophers.
(b) If he was smart.
(c) If he could think like God.
(d) That the day of reckoning can arrive any day.

5. What does Philosophy say wealth creates?
(a) The need for more.
(b) New enemies.
(c) More occasion to do good.
(d) New worry and needs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Philosophy say of man's happiness compared to the happiness of a beast?

2. What does Philosophy say to Boethius about his blessings?

3. What does Philosophy say of the bodily pleasures?

4. What gift did God give to men according to Boethius?

5. What was Boethius usually studying?

(see the answer key)

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