The Consolation of Philosophy Study Guide

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

• The Gothic Empire
• The Byzantine Empire
• The Greek Empire
• The Roman Empire

2. What religion was Boethius?

• Manichean
• Christian
• Neo-Platonist
• Arian

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

• Lady Truth and Lady Beauty
• The Muses of Poetry
• Lady Philosophy and Lady Fortune
• Lady Luck and Lady Truth

4. Under which emperor did Boethius serve?

• Theodoric
• Nero
• Claudius
• Caesar

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

• The Visigoths
• The Vandals
• The Ostrogoths
• The Gauls

6. In what town did Boethius die?

• Constantinople
• Rome
• Ravenna
• Pavia

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

• Pi and Omega
• Alpha and Omega
• Pi and Theta
• Mu and Lambda

8. To what ancient Greek poet does Lady Philosophy refer?

• Sappho
• Euripides
• Aeschylus
• Homer

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

• Corrupting the mind
• Darkening the thoughts
• Causing sin
• Preventing access to heaven

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

• Strong wine
• A sleeping draught
• A hypnotic drug
• Light and gentle nourishment