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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Philosophy say no-one can truly be happy in life?
(a) Because being fulfilled is arrogant.
(b) Because something is always missing.
(c) Men are too greedy.
(d) God doesn't want happiness in this life for man.

2. Why do the wicked fail to be happy?
(a) They choose the wrong means to be happy.
(b) They are following the old gods.
(c) God does not recognize them.
(d) They are not spreading the word of God around them.

3. What does Philosophy say of the bodily pleasures?
(a) They tend to be bad for you.
(b) They tend to balance themselves out.
(c) They are necessary.
(d) They are free.

4. What does Philosophy argue would happen to an evil person punished for his crime?
(a) He would try to get revenge.
(b) He would cease being human.
(c) He would try to buy his innocence.
(d) He would be made happier.

5. Why does Boethius want political power?
(a) To be safe from persecution.
(b) To help friends get jobs.
(c) For personal gain.
(d) To promote justice.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Philosophy say the claim she made about wicked people follows?

2. Of what does God have a perfect idea of before starting his work, according to Philosophy?

3. What does Philosophy say there have been many examples of?

4. What does Boethius say of Philosophy's arguments?

5. What is Boethius' state of mind at the start of Book 4?

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