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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 the woman say about Boethius' fall from his former heights?
(a) The responsible will be punished.
(b) It is permanent.
(c) There is no permanent loss.
(d) That he will need to learn from it.

2. Why is Boethius in jail?
(a) He is visiting a friend there.
(b) He awaits death.
(c) He committed murder.
(d) He stole a horse.

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

4. What topic does Philosophy say is enormous?
(a) Luck.
(b) Providence.
(c) Hatred.
(d) God.

5. What does Philosophy say could be wrong with a man of riches in her example about not being able to be truly happy?
(a) He might be despised by the masses.
(b) He might not have a wife.
(c) He might be crippled.
(d) He might not have any political power.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did God order the universe to seek when he created it?

2. Where does Boethius usually study before going to prison?

3. What is the real cause of Boethius being miserable according to Philosophy?

4. Why does Philosophy say no-one can truly be happy in life?

5. What does Boethius say of Philosophy's arguments?

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