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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What was Boethius once, according to the woman?
(a) A merchant.
(b) A philosopher.
(c) A soldier.
(d) An admiral.
2. What does the woman disagree with Boethius about in Book 1?
(a) That the earth is flat.
(b) That God is all powerful.
(c) That the affairs of men are beyond Divine Providence.
(d) That he can't escape from prison.
3. What does Philosophy tell Boethius about his situation?
(a) That it is time to stop moping.
(b) That it is time to try to think of his lasts words.
(c) That it is time to try to escape.
(d) That he can cry all he wants.
4. Who is the woman in the cell with Boethius?
(a) Fortune.
(b) Philosophy.
(c) Science.
(d) Vengeance.
5. What should Boethius keep in mind concerning his money?
(a) That his wife was using too much of it.
(b) How much he liked it.
(c) That people were jealous of him.
(d) How weak his hold on it was.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Lady Philosophy qualify herself as a doctor of?
2. What is the highest possible good according to Philosophy?
3. What type of man is unmoved by what happens to him, good or bad?
4. Why is Boethius in jail?
5. What does Philosophy say to Boethius about his feelings toward Fortune?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who does the woman compare herself to and what is her identity?
2. What is significant about the clothing worn by the woman who enters Boethius' cell?
3. What does the woman say about Fortune not being malicious at the end of Book II?
4. What is significant about conscience in Book 1?
5. What is significant about the changing height of the woman who enters Boethius' cell?
6. Why is the way that the woman describes Boethius' achievement in comparison to the world significant?
7. Who does the woman liken Boethius to and why?
8. What does the woman tell Boethius regarding his suffering?
9. What does the woman remind Boethius of in regards to the events and his attitude?
10. Why does the woman praise Boethius' former way of life in comparison to his present situation?
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