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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. Who does Philosophy say Boethius cherishes?
(a) His friends.
(b) His peers.
(c) His family.
(d) God.

2. What does Philosophy tell Boethius to make her point about fortune?
(a) That Boethius had similar arguments when he was rich.
(b) That God explained how it works.
(c) That Fortune says the same thing.
(d) That philosophy knows best.

3. What was Boethius usually studying?
(a) Perfect forms of government.
(b) Various religions of the world.
(c) Magnetism.
(d) Thermodynamics.

4. What is stitched on the woman's clothes?
(a) A cross and letter Theta.
(b) A star and letter Alpha.
(c) A list of Rome's gods.
(d) The letters Pi and Theta.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Philosophy say about Fortune's treatment of men?

2. What does the woman say about Boethius' fall from his former heights?

3. What does the woman disagree with Boethius about in Book 1?

4. What does Philosophy tell Boethius about his situation?

5. What does Philosophy tell Boethius after giving her example of happiness?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Boethius disagree with the woman regarding misery and what is her rebuttal?

2. Why does Boethius praise God?

3. What diagnosis does the Lady Philosophy make and what does she point out at the beginning of Book II?

4. Why would Boethius choose not to mention the Bible in "The Consolation of Philosophy"?

5. According to Lady Philosophy, what was on loan to him and subject to being revoked?

6. What is significant about the clothing worn by the woman who enters Boethius' cell?

7. What does the woman tell Boethius regarding his suffering?

8. Why does the woman urge Boethius to break his silence?

9. What is the significance of the woman's discussion with Boethius on blessings when Boethius complains about the tangibility of his pain?

10. Why does the woman believe Boethius is responsible for his own suffering?

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