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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What ability would Boethius like the evil to lose?
(a) To influence politicians.
(b) To help the weak.
(c) To persecute the good.
(d) To see the future.

2. What error does Philosophy say men run into?
(a) They try to buy happiness.
(b) They try to divide happiness.
(c) They go after bodily pleasures first.
(d) They try to get rich first.

3. What does Philosophy argue would be the reason why a person would see randomness when it is not random?
(a) When she cannot understand the order behind it.
(b) When she doesn't have a big enough sample.
(c) When she is angry.
(d) When she is not intelligent.

4. What sometimes defies human reason and understanding?
(a) God's methods.
(b) Mathematics.
(c) Women.
(d) Man's lust for power.

5. How was Boethius' life before prison?
(a) Full of hard manual work.
(b) Full of hatred.
(c) Comfortable.
(d) Boring.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Boethius say to Philosophy at the start of Book 3?

2. Why does Boethius say Philosophy's arguments do not soothe his pain?

3. What is Philosophy comparing God to?

4. What is the ultimate goal of God when using the actions of the wicked?

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

(see the answer key)

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