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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 the claim she made about wicked people follows?
(a) What has already been proven.
(b) Her intuition.
(c) God's rules.
(d) Boethius arguments

2. Who does Philosophy say was famous for his wicked lifestyle?
(a) Nero.
(b) Marc Antony.
(c) Caligula.
(d) Caesar.

3. What does Philosophy argue will happen to the power of an evil man?
(a) It will be used too much.
(b) It will make him rich.
(c) It will grow.
(d) It will be taken from him.

4. What does Philosophy say about the men only seeking the 5 goods she listed at the start of Book 3?
(a) Men want them all.
(b) Men cannot be whole without them.
(c) Men usually only choose one.
(d) Men are disappointed by them.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does God use to influence men and execute his plan for the universe?

2. What does everyone agree is just?

3. What is the ultimate goal of God when using the actions of the wicked?

4. What can happen as soon as popular acclaim is given?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How would the desire of bodily pleasures balance themselves out?

2. Why is Boethius still troubled at the beginning of Book IV and what does Lady Philosophy say?

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

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

5. What does fame come from, according to Book III of "The Consolation of Philosophy"?

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

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

8. 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)?

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

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

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