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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the ultimate goal of God when using the actions of the wicked?
(a) To make the good man richer.
(b) The greater good.
(c) To teach a good man a lesson.
(d) The teach the wicked man a lesson.

2. What does Philosophy reply when Boethius tells her that his pain is real and tangible?
(a) That the spirit has power over the body.
(b) That she is not a doctor.
(c) That she can heal him with her hands.
(d) That she has not gotten to the substance of her treatment.

3. What is Boethius' state of mind after Philosophy finishes her argument about evil men?
(a) Troubled.
(b) Happy.
(c) Sad.
(d) Understanding.

4. What position does Philosophy argue would not even be enough to provide happiness?
(a) Emperor.
(b) Pope.
(c) King.
(d) Sultan.

5. Why does the woman share Boethius' cell?
(a) Because she needs to talk.
(b) Because she never abandons a student.
(c) Because she likes enclosed spaces.
(d) Because she likes him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the woman disagree with Boethius about in Book 1?

2. What became rusty according to the test administered by the woman to Boethius?

3. Who is seduced by the ups and downs of Fortune according to the woman?

4. How many sons does Boethius have?

5. How many "Goods" does philosophy talk about when she explains what men usually think is true happiness?

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