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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book IV.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many sources can fame come from according to Philosophy?
(a) 4 sources.
(b) 5 sources.
(c) 2 sources.
(d) 3 sources.

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

3. What does Philosophy say of honor?
(a) That it doesn't guarantee happiness or virtue.
(b) That is not worth much.
(c) That every man should have some.
(d) That it guarantees virtue.

4. What are the two main characteristics of Fortune's personality?
(a) Playful and revengeful.
(b) Introverted and fearful.
(c) Confident and extroverted.
(d) Indifferent and chaotic.

5. What does Philosophy tell Boethius to be thankful for?
(a) That Fortune allowed him to keep his wealth that long.
(b) That his enemy will soon be dead.
(c) That she is here to keep him company.
(d) That his mind is not bound by the walls around him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of man is unmoved by what happens to him, good or bad?

2. What is Boethius starting to remember at the start of Book 4?

3. What cannot be seen by the finite intellect of man?

4. What does Philosophy tell Boethius about his situation?

5. Who condemned the senate according to Boethius?

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