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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. Why is a punishment a blessing for the evil man?
(a) Because their son can take their place.
(b) They like pain.
(c) They can start from zero again.
(d) Their ability to sin is taken away.

2. 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.

3. What did God order the universe to seek when he created it?
(a) Peace.
(b) Wealth.
(c) Balance
(d) Good.

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

5. What is truly miserable for an evil man to do, according to Philosophy's argument?
(a) Not to use his power.
(b) To leave Rome.
(c) To be caught.
(d) To continue his evil ways.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Philosophy say wealth creates?

2. What does God control no matter the distance?

3. What does Philosophy say the claim she made about wicked people follows?

4. According to Philosophy, what does true happiness involve?

5. What does nature ordain everything to do according to Philosophy?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the woman liken God to and what is the significance of this analogy?

3. What is the error that men run into?

4. Why does the woman correct Boethius' statement about wishing that the evil would lose the ability to persecute the good?

5. What is the essence of true happiness as introduced at the beginning of Book III?

6. Why should the five goods not be entirely dismissed?

7. What does the woman remind Boethius of in regards to God's governance?

8. What does the woman remark about randomness and order?

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

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