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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What new need does a rich man have in the example given by Philosophy?
(a) A big pool to entertain.
(b) Big house to live in.
(c) Bodyguards to protect him.
(d) Numerous servants.

2. What ability would Boethius like the evil to lose?
(a) To influence politicians.
(b) To see the future.
(c) To persecute the good.
(d) To help the weak.

3. What does everyone agree is just?
(a) Evil people have all the power.
(b) Punishment of a crime.
(c) Good men deserve to be poor.
(d) God has little influence on men.

4. What did the politician in the example given by Philosophy lose?
(a) Their office.
(b) Their will to lead.
(c) Respect of the people.
(d) All their money.

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

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

7. What is Boethius' state of mind at the start of Book 4?
(a) Happy.
(b) Angry.
(c) Trouble.
(d) Sad.

8. How many "Goods" does philosophy talk about when she explains what men usually think is true happiness?
(a) 5 goods.
(b) 9 goods.
(c) 6 goods.
(d) 4 goods.

9. What cannot be obtained if sought individually according to Philosophy?
(a) Bodily pleasure and wealth.
(b) The goods.
(c) Faith and independence.
(d) Happiness and honor.

10. What does Philosophy say of true happiness?
(a) It is what every man wants.
(b) One can only be as happy as his actions allow.
(c) Fortune has a big say in it.
(d) It is given only by God.

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Fortune sometimes appear to be according to Philosophy?

2. What does Philosophy do after Boethius tells her what he wished about the evil?

3. What type of story does Philosophy say pervades history?

4. What does a poor man need not worry about according to Philosophy?

5. What error does Philosophy say men run into?

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