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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Philosophy say about the goods she lists at the start of Book 3?
(a) They are not true happiness.
(b) They are useless for men.
(c) They are all given by Fortune.
(d) They are legitimate.

2. Who does the woman compare Boethius to?
(a) Socrates and Plato.
(b) Anaxagoras and Socrates.
(c) Alexander and Brutus.
(d) Nero and Caesar.

3. 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 has not gotten to the substance of her treatment.
(d) That she can heal him with her hands.

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

5. 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 does not intervene in mortal life.
(c) He is either evil or powerless.
(d) He wants to maintain some balance.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Philosophy tell Boethius concerning what he thinks about Fortune?

2. How many sons does Boethius have?

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

4. What claim does Philosophy say is the least convincing?

5. Why does Philosophy praise Boethius' sons?

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