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

2. Who wouldn't care about a politician title away from Rome?
(a) Barbarians.
(b) Persians.
(c) Etruscans.
(d) The Saracens.

3. How many sources can fame come from according to Philosophy?
(a) 5 sources.
(b) 2 sources.
(c) 3 sources.
(d) 4 sources.

4. What does Philosophy tell Boethius to make her point about fortune?
(a) That Boethius had similar arguments when he was rich.
(b) That Fortune says the same thing.
(c) That philosophy knows best.
(d) That God explained how it works.

5. What claim does Philosophy say is the least convincing?
(a) Boethius can be saved.
(b) Fame will make you rich.
(c) A king can be honorable.
(d) Fame brings happiness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Fortune love to do to men comfortable with their possessions?

2. What does Philosophy tell Boethius to be thankful for?

3. What does Philosophy say of the wealth Fortune gives away?

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

5. Why does the woman tell Boethius that he is responsible for his situation?

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