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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Philosophy say is the next part of the conversation?
(a) A short part.
(b) Its centerpiece.
(c) A minor part.
(d) A long part.

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

3. What is Philosophy comparing God to?
(a) A craftsman.
(b) A good Samaritan.
(c) Zeus.
(d) A merchant.

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

5. What is the imperfect the product of, according to Metaphysics?
(a) Progress.
(b) The perfect.
(c) Ignorant.
(d) Men.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is truly miserable for an evil man to do, according to Philosophy's argument?

2. What does Philosophy say human beings seek?

3. What does Philosophy say about men trying to find happiness?

4. What is happiness according to Philosophy's argument?

5. What is Boethius' state of mind after Philosophy finishes her argument about evil men?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do God's methods defy human reason?

2. What is the conclusion about the happiness and man's participation in happiness?

3. What metaphysical principle does the woman address and why is this significant?

4. What is implied about the choices of men and the problem of evil?

5. According to Book IV, how does happiness relate to being powerful or powerless?

6. Why do the five goods eventually disappoint their possessors?

7. How does God use providence?

8. In Book IV, what can be concluded about the wicked being punished?

9. In light of Christian doctrine, what is the significance of the statement that "there are, some of them extremely harsh, and some, I think, with a purifying mercy"(124)?

10. What has nature ordained, according to Book III and what does this say about man's goal?

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