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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Philosophy say human beings seek?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Wealth.
(c) Being good.
(d) God.

2. How many sources can fame come from according to Philosophy?
(a) 3 sources.
(b) 4 sources.
(c) 2 sources.
(d) 5 sources.

3. What does Philosophy tell Boethius not do while she exposes her arguments in Book II?
(a) Be destitute.
(b) Be happy.
(c) Run away.
(d) Pay attention.

4. What does Philosophy say of honor?
(a) That every man should have some.
(b) That is not worth much.
(c) That it doesn't guarantee happiness or virtue.
(d) That it guarantees virtue.

5. How can an action be free, according to Philosophy?
(a) If it originates in the actor's own powers.
(b) If God does it.
(c) If the results are good.
(d) If the person doing it does not change anything.

Short Answer Questions

1. What doesn't God rule over according to Boethius' song?

2. What would the presence of evil in the world mean for God according to Philosophy?

3. What does Philosophy say about Boethius' feelings toward fortune at the start of Book II?

4. Why do the wicked fail to be happy?

5. What does Boethius want to ask Philosophy at the start of Book 5?

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