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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 gift did God give to men according to Boethius?
(a) Curiosity.
(b) Houses.
(c) Freedom.
(d) Knowledge.
2. What does Lady Philosophy qualify herself as a doctor of?
(a) The Soul.
(b) Medicine.
(c) Poetry.
(d) Emotions.
3. What should Boethius keep in mind concerning his money?
(a) How weak his hold on it was.
(b) That people were jealous of him.
(c) How much he liked it.
(d) That his wife was using too much of it.
4. Why does Boethius want political power?
(a) For personal gain.
(b) To help friends get jobs.
(c) To be safe from persecution.
(d) To promote justice.
5. What is the real cause of Boethius being miserable according to Philosophy?
(a) His enemies.
(b) Fortune robbing him of his happiness.
(c) Boethius' false beliefs.
(d) Himself.
Short Answer Questions
1. What protects Boethius from his persecutors according to the woman?
2. What is Boethius' first thought on why the woman came in his cell?
3. What type of clothing is the woman wearing?
4. What doesn't God rule over according to Boethius' song?
5. How tall is the woman that appears in Boethius' cell?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is significant about the changing height of the woman who enters Boethius' cell?
2. Why would Boethius choose not to mention the Bible in "The Consolation of Philosophy"?
3. What is the discussion in regards to fame and high office and why is this important?
4. Why does the woman praise Boethius' former way of life in comparison to his present situation?
5. What does the woman tell Boethius regarding his suffering?
6. What does the woman say about Fortune not being malicious at the end of Book II?
7. Why does Boethius praise God?
8. What is the significance of the woman's discussion with Boethius on blessings when Boethius complains about the tangibility of his pain?
9. What is significant about conscience in Book 1?
10. What diagnosis does the Lady Philosophy make and what does she point out at the beginning of Book II?
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