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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 Boethius sing about in his cell?
(a) The senate.
(b) God.
(c) Himself.
(d) The woman.
2. What does Philosophy say could be wrong with a man of riches in her example about not being able to be truly happy?
(a) He might be despised by the masses.
(b) He might be crippled.
(c) He might not have a wife.
(d) He might not have any political power.
3. What should Boethius keep in mind concerning his money?
(a) How much he liked it.
(b) That his wife was using too much of it.
(c) That people were jealous of him.
(d) How weak his hold on it was.
4. What does Fortune love to do to men comfortable with their possessions?
(a) Give them more money.
(b) Make them loan more money.
(c) Reward their perseverance.
(d) Upset them.
5. Why does Philosophy justify her saying that Boethius didn't lose anything?
(a) His wife and children will continue to enjoy his riches.
(b) All his belongings are safely hidden.
(c) He made a deal with fortune to get it all back.
(d) She says he never really owned anything.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Philosophy say could be wrong with a man of good reputation in her example about not being able to be truly happy?
2. Why does Boethius suffer according to the woman?
3. What does Philosophy tell Boethius concerning what he thinks about Fortune?
4. What does the woman say about Boethius' fall from his former heights?
5. What type of man is unmoved by what happens to him, good or bad?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who does the woman liken Boethius to and why?
2. Why is the way that the woman describes Boethius' achievement in comparison to the world significant?
3. What does the woman tell Boethius regarding his suffering?
4. At the start of Book 1 of "The Consolation of Philosophy", where is Boethius and what is he doing?
5. Why does the woman praise Boethius' former way of life in comparison to his present situation?
6. What is the significance of the title, "The Consolation of Philosophy"?
7. What does the woman remind Boethius of in regards to the events and his attitude?
8. What does the woman say about Fortune not being malicious at the end of Book II?
9. What is significant about conscience in Book 1?
10. Based on the woman's argument, why are material goods inherently valueless?
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