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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What would entail that men have no free will according to Boethius?
(a) God foreknows everything.
(b) Providence is too prevalent.
(c) God uses Fate.
(d) God uses Fortune.

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

4. Why does Boethius not understand what the woman is trying to explain to him in Book 1?
(a) The woman does not speak his language.
(b) His suffering seems quite real.
(c) He has a limited intellect.
(d) He is malnourished.

5. How does the woman speak to Boethius?
(a) With gestures.
(b) Normally.
(c) In song.
(d) In verse.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does high office often do to the man seeking it?

3. Why does the woman share Boethius' cell?

4. How could Boethius understand that there is no contradiction in the arguments presented by Lady Philosophy?

5. What is God outside of, according to Philosophy?

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