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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 agree about the question of free will?
(a) Easy.
(b) Convoluted.
(c) Difficult.
(d) Boring.

2. What does a poor man need not worry about according to Philosophy?
(a) Finding a wife.
(b) Being robbed.
(c) Being rich.
(d) Dying.

3. What does Philosophy tell Boethius about his situation?
(a) That it is time to try to think of his lasts words.
(b) That he can cry all he wants.
(c) That it is time to stop moping.
(d) That it is time to try to escape.

4. How could Boethius understand that there is no contradiction in the arguments presented by Lady Philosophy?
(a) If he could ask other philosophers.
(b) That the day of reckoning can arrive any day.
(c) If he could think like God.
(d) If he was smart.

5. What does Philosophy say to Boethius about his feelings toward Fortune?
(a) He should rightfully be upset with Fortune.
(b) He should hate fortune.
(c) He should love Fortune.
(d) He should not unfairly accuse fortune of mistreating him.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Boethius qualify the fact that good men's worldly possessions can be taken away and evil men's possessions can increase?

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

3. Why would God give power to a good man according to Philosophy?

4. If freedom does not depend on indeterminancy, what does it accordance with?

5. What does Boethius say of chance in the system Philosophy just described?

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