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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What would the presence of evil in the world mean for God according to Philosophy?
(a) He only chooses the worthy to receive his blessings.
(b) He is either evil or powerless.
(c) He wants to maintain some balance.
(d) He does not intervene in mortal life.

2. What cannot be seen by the finite intellect of man?
(a) The far reaching consequences of an event.
(b) The laws of physics.
(c) The root of human civilization.
(d) The universe.

3. 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.

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

5. What is Boethius' state of mind at the start of Book 4?
(a) Angry.
(b) Happy.
(c) Sad.
(d) Trouble.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Philosophy say Boethius cherishes?

2. What does Philosophy argue would be the reason why a person would see randomness when it is not random?

3. What does Philosophy say about the goods she lists at the start of Book 3?

4. What does Philosophy think Boethius feels about fortune?

5. What does God use to influence men and execute his plan for the universe?

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