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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did God order the universe to seek when he created it?
(a) Peace.
(b) Wealth.
(c) Good.
(d) Balance

2. What sometimes defies human reason and understanding?
(a) God's methods.
(b) Women.
(c) Man's lust for power.
(d) Mathematics.

3. What does Philosophy says doesn't mean that God has taken sides with the wicked?
(a) He gave the wicked power to persecute the good.
(b) He gave the wicked the will to always get more.
(c) He does not always help the good.
(d) He gave the wicked all the wealth.

4. What type of story does Philosophy say pervades history?
(a) Miserable kind.
(b) Bad luck.
(c) Beautiful women.
(d) Good fortune.

5. What does Philosophy say about the men only seeking the 5 goods she listed at the start of Book 3?
(a) Men are disappointed by them.
(b) Men want them all.
(c) Men cannot be whole without them.
(d) Men usually only choose one.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Boethius eager to continue?

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

3. Who does Philosophy say Boethius cherishes?

4. What does Philosophy say animals devote themselves to entirely?

5. What would the presence of evil in the world mean for God according to Philosophy?

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