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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) God doesn't want happiness in this life for man.
(b) Because something is always missing.
(c) Because being fulfilled is arrogant.
(d) Men are too greedy.

2. What was Boethius usually studying?
(a) Thermodynamics.
(b) Magnetism.
(c) Various religions of the world.
(d) Perfect forms of government.

3. What does Boethius do after hearing Philosophy's arguments on fortune?
(a) He accepts his fate.
(b) He starts to think of ways to escape.
(c) He prays to Fortune.
(d) He complains.

4. What does Philosophy tell Boethius concerning what he thinks about Fortune?
(a) He doesn't know what he is talking about.
(b) He is on the verge of finding how to control fortune.
(c) He is wrong.
(d) He is right.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is stitched on the woman's clothes?

2. What does Philosophy say of true happiness?

3. What does Fortune take pleasure in according to Philosophy?

4. What does Philosophy say about Fortune's treatment of men?

5. What does Philosophy tell Boethius not do while she exposes her arguments in Book II?

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