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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Philosophy say animals devote themselves to entirely?
(a) Wanting to become human.
(b) Caring for their body.
(c) Bettering themselves.
(d) Eating.

2. What type of story does Philosophy say pervades history?
(a) Miserable kind.
(b) Beautiful women.
(c) Good fortune.
(d) Bad luck.

3. What does Philosophy say of the bodily pleasures?
(a) They are necessary.
(b) They tend to balance themselves out.
(c) They tend to be bad for you.
(d) They are free.

4. What does Philosophy argue would happen to an evil person punished for his crime?
(a) He would try to get revenge.
(b) He would cease being human.
(c) He would be made happier.
(d) He would try to buy his innocence.

5. What does Philosophy say about men trying to find happiness?
(a) Money is the key to it.
(b) They cannot find it as directly as a boar of an eagle.
(c) They need to pray to Fortune to obtain it.
(d) They need to be thankful to God when they find it.

6. What did God decide from the first moment he created the universe?
(a) Who will be wicked.
(b) How history will unfold.
(c) Who will marry who.
(d) Who will be king.

7. According to Philosophy, what does true happiness involve?
(a) Wealth.
(b) Knowing that you did good to your friends.
(c) Political power.
(d) Possessing the single high true good.

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

9. What position does Philosophy argue would not even be enough to provide happiness?
(a) King.
(b) Pope.
(c) Sultan.
(d) Emperor.

10. What claim does Philosophy say is the least convincing?
(a) Fame brings happiness.
(b) Fame will make you rich.
(c) A king can be honorable.
(d) Boethius can be saved.

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

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

13. What does Philosophy say there have been many examples of?
(a) Female politicians.
(b) Good politicians.
(c) Politicians that really care.
(d) Corrupt politicians.

14. What does God control no matter the distance?
(a) Men.
(b) Fate.
(c) Time.
(d) Everything.

15. What does God use to influence men and execute his plan for the universe?
(a) Fate.
(b) Prophecies.
(c) Women.
(d) Luck.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Philosophy say was famous for his wicked lifestyle?

2. What is the imperfect the product of, according to Metaphysics?

3. What does Philosophy say about the goods she lists at the start of Book 3?

4. What does Philosophy ask Boethius' permission to do?

5. What does Lady Philosophy say of the evil person that has power?

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