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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 was Boethius aware of concerning Fortune?
(a) That it exalts and humbles.
(b) That it is temporary.
(c) That he should have shared it.
(d) That he had too much.

2. Where does Boethius usually study before going to prison?
(a) His living room.
(b) The bath house.
(c) His library.
(d) In his pool.

3. What does Boethius do after hearing Philosophy's arguments on fortune?
(a) He prays to Fortune.
(b) He complains.
(c) He accepts his fate.
(d) He starts to think of ways to escape.

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

5. What does Philosophy tell Boethius concerning what he thinks about Fortune?
(a) He is wrong.
(b) He is right.
(c) He doesn't know what he is talking about.
(d) He is on the verge of finding how to control fortune.

Short Answer Questions

1. What should Boethius keep in mind concerning his money?

2. Why does Boethius not understand what the woman is trying to explain to him in Book 1?

3. How many sons does Boethius have?

4. How does the woman speak to Boethius?

5. What does Philosophy think Boethius feels about fortune?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the woman remind Boethius of in regards to the events and his attitude?

2. Why is the way that the woman describes Boethius' achievement in comparison to the world significant?

3. Why does the woman praise Boethius' former way of life in comparison to his present situation?

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

5. At the start of Book 1 of "The Consolation of Philosophy", where is Boethius and what is he doing?

6. Based on the woman's argument, why are material goods inherently valueless?

7. What does the woman say about Fortune not being malicious at the end of Book II?

8. What is significant about conscience in Book 1?

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

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

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