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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Philosophy say of man's happiness compared to the happiness of a beast?
(a) They are both based on eating and escaping predators.
(b) It is equivalent.
(c) It is easier to find.
(d) It is higher and more obscure.

2. What is Boethius' first thought on why the woman came in his cell?
(a) To kill him.
(b) To free him.
(c) To share his misery.
(d) To hear his story.

3. What does Philosophy says doesn't mean that God has taken sides with the wicked?
(a) He does not always help the good.
(b) He gave the wicked power to persecute the good.
(c) He gave the wicked all the wealth.
(d) He gave the wicked the will to always get more.

4. What does Philosophy say is the next part of the conversation?
(a) A short part.
(b) A long part.
(c) A minor part.
(d) Its centerpiece.

5. What does Philosophy say the claim she made about wicked people follows?
(a) Her intuition.
(b) God's rules.
(c) What has already been proven.
(d) Boethius arguments

Short Answer Questions

1. What does God control no matter the distance?

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

3. What is Boethius' state of mind after Philosophy finishes her argument about evil men?

4. How many "Goods" does philosophy talk about when she explains what men usually think is true happiness?

5. Why does Philosophy praise Boethius' sons?

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