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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to Philosophy, what does true happiness involve?
(a) Political power.
(b) Knowing that you did good to your friends.
(c) Wealth.
(d) Possessing the single high true good.

3. What does Philosophy say of honor?
(a) That it guarantees virtue.
(b) That is not worth much.
(c) That it doesn't guarantee happiness or virtue.
(d) That every man should have some.

4. How many sons does Boethius have?
(a) 5 sons.
(b) 2 sons.
(c) 4 sons.
(d) 3 sons.

5. What does Philosophy do after Boethius tells her what he wished about the evil?
(a) She leaves for a while.
(b) She agrees with him.
(c) She corrects him.
(d) She tells him about his family's sins.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wouldn't care about a politician title away from Rome?

2. What does Philosophy says doesn't mean that God has taken sides with the wicked?

3. What did God decide from the first moment he created the universe?

4. If an act is necessary, what should it not prohibit?

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

(see the answer key)

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