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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Boethius starting to remember at the start of Book 4?
(a) Why he wanted political power.
(b) His happiness.
(c) His wisdom.
(d) His enemies names.

2. Why would God give power to a good man according to Philosophy?
(a) To test his love in him.
(b) To correct the wicked.
(c) To become wicked.
(d) To profit from it.

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

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

5. What was Boethius once, according to the woman?
(a) A philosopher.
(b) A soldier.
(c) An admiral.
(d) A merchant.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the woman compare Boethius to?

2. What does Philosophy say about the men only seeking the 5 goods she listed at the start of Book 3?

3. Why does the woman share Boethius' cell?

4. Who is seduced by the ups and downs of Fortune according to the woman?

5. Who surrounds Boethius at the start of Book 1?

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