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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 does the woman praise Boethius for in Book 1?
(a) His poetry.
(b) His business.
(c) His look.
(d) His former life.
2. Why does Boethius say Philosophy's arguments do not soothe his pain?
(a) They are only words.
(b) They arrive too late to help him.
(c) His pain is too great.
(d) They do not solve his problem of being in prison.
3. What does the woman say about Boethius' fall from his former heights?
(a) That he will need to learn from it.
(b) There is no permanent loss.
(c) The responsible will be punished.
(d) It is permanent.
4. What does Philosophy say to Boethius about his blessings?
(a) That he should strive to get more.
(b) That Fortune didn't take them all away.
(c) That he should be counting them.
(d) That he has none.
5. Who does Philosophy say Boethius cherishes?
(a) His friends.
(b) God.
(c) His peers.
(d) His family.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why does Philosophy praise Boethius' sons?
2. Who is the woman in the cell with Boethius?
3. What does Fortune love to do to men comfortable with their possessions?
4. Why does Philosophy justify her saying that Boethius didn't lose anything?
5. What should Boethius keep in mind concerning his money?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does the woman believe Boethius is responsible for his own suffering?
2. Based on the woman's argument, why are material goods inherently valueless?
3. What is the significance of the woman's discussion with Boethius on blessings when Boethius complains about the tangibility of his pain?
4. What does the woman say about Fortune not being malicious at the end of Book II?
5. According to Lady Philosophy, what was on loan to him and subject to being revoked?
6. Why does the woman praise Boethius' former way of life in comparison to his present situation?
7. What is the significance of the title, "The Consolation of Philosophy"?
8. What does the woman remind Boethius of in regards to the events and his attitude?
9. Why would Boethius choose not to mention the Bible in "The Consolation of Philosophy"?
10. Why does Boethius disagree with the woman regarding misery and what is her rebuttal?
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