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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 the woman share Boethius' cell?
(a) Because she never abandons a student.
(b) Because she likes enclosed spaces.
(c) Because she needs to talk.
(d) Because she likes him.

2. What does Philosophy say of the definition of true happiness?
(a) There is no way to know it.
(b) It is accumulating wealth.
(c) There are many opinions on what it is.
(d) There is only one.

3. What does the woman disagree with Boethius about in Book 1?
(a) That the earth is flat.
(b) That God is all powerful.
(c) That the affairs of men are beyond Divine Providence.
(d) That he can't escape from prison.

4. What does Philosophy say about the men only seeking the 5 goods she listed at the start of Book 3?
(a) Men are disappointed by them.
(b) Men usually only choose one.
(c) Men want them all.
(d) Men cannot be whole without them.

5. Why does Philosophy say no-one can truly be happy in life?
(a) Because being fulfilled is arrogant.
(b) God doesn't want happiness in this life for man.
(c) Because something is always missing.
(d) Men are too greedy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What can happen as soon as popular acclaim is given?

2. What does Philosophy argue will happen to the power of an evil man?

3. What is Boethius' first thought on why the woman came in his cell?

4. What does Boethius do after hearing Philosophy's arguments on fortune?

5. What did God decide from the first moment he created the universe?

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