The Consolation of Philosophy Quizzes

The Consolation of Philosophy Quiz 1

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1 During the final years of what empire did Boethius live?

The Gothic Empire

The Roman Empire

The Greek Empire

The Byzantine Empire
2 What religion was Boethius?

Arian

Manichean

Neo-Platonist

Christian
3 Who are the two "ladies" whom Boethius is most concerned with in this work?

The Muses of Poetry

Lady Luck and Lady Truth

Lady Truth and Lady Beauty

Lady Philosophy and Lady Fortune
4 Under which emperor did Boethius serve?

Nero

Caesar

Theodoric

Claudius
5 From what tribe came the Roman Emperor in Boethius's time?

The Gauls

The Vandals

The Ostrogoths

The Visigoths
6 In what town did Boethius die?

Pavia

Ravenna

Rome

Constantinople
7 What are the letters on Lady Philosophy's gown?

Pi and Theta

Pi and Omega

Alpha and Omega

Mu and Lambda
8 To what ancient Greek poet does Lady Philosophy refer?

Euripides

Aeschylus

Sappho

Homer
9 In Book III, what does Philosophy accuse wealth of doing?

Causing sin

Preventing access to heaven

Corrupting the mind

Darkening the thoughts
10 To what does Philosophy first liken the "cure" she's going to give Boethius?

A sleeping draught

Light and gentle nourishment

A hypnotic drug

Strong wine
11 How is the idea of Providence explained?

God's inability to know things on earth.

God's unwillingness to affect things on earth.

God's predetermination of all events on Earth.

As the knowledge of God of all possible things.
12 How does Providence affect how prayers to God are received?

Man's freedom is retained, so prayers are not in vain.

Prayers are useless, because everything is predetermined.

God does not listen to prayers.

Praying is necessary for one's soul, but does not affect events.
13 When the Stoics and Epicures run off with pieces of Philosophy's gown, what do they believe?

They have attained the whole of philosophy.

They have stolen a precious textile.

They have the ability to create new philosophies.

They have the key to understanding other philosophies.
14 What does Boethius most long for in his prison?

His family.

His library.

His former power and position.

His money.
15 What was one of the crimes for which he was convicted?

Conspiring against the Emperor.

Tax evasion.

Desiring the safety of the Senate.

Providing false witness.
16 To what high office were Boethius's sons raised?

Praetor

Quaestor

Tribune

Consul
17 Of what rank were the gens Ancii, the family to which Boethius belonged?

Patrician

Senatorial

Plebeian

Consular
18 Who was with Boethius when Philosophy first visited him?

His children

The Muses of Poetry

His jailors

His friends
19 What is the subject of Book III?

True love

True faith

True philosophy

True happiness
20 What does prosimetrical mean?

Consisting of both prose and verse

Consisting of a dialogue between two speakers

Consisting entirely of poems

Consisting of epic deeds and heroes
21 What is one of Lady Philosophy's first acts to Boethius?

She embraces him.

She weeps with him.

She wipes away his tears with her gown.

She frees him from prison.
22 What does Philosophy say that Fortune turns?

The screw

The hands of time

A wheel

Away from God
23 In Book II, what wealthy Lydian king is referred to?

Croesus

Pharoah

Xerxes

Alexander
24 According to Fortune, with what are human beings born into the world?

Only their virtue

Nothing

The love of God

Providence
25 In what language did Boethius write?

Latin

Greek

English

Ostrogothic

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