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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 God use to influence men and execute his plan for the universe?
(a) Prophecies.
(b) Fate.
(c) Luck.
(d) Women.
2. What does Boethius say to Philosophy at the start of Book 3?
(a) That he feels greatly consoled.
(b) That he worries for his sons.
(c) That he needs more comforting.
(d) That she should leave.
3. What does Philosophy say of the bodily pleasures?
(a) They tend to be bad for you.
(b) They are free.
(c) They are necessary.
(d) They tend to balance themselves out.
4. What would the presence of evil in the world mean for God according to Philosophy?
(a) He wants to maintain some balance.
(b) He is either evil or powerless.
(c) He does not intervene in mortal life.
(d) He only chooses the worthy to receive his blessings.
5. What does Philosophy say about the men only seeking the 5 goods she listed at the start of Book 3?
(a) Men are disappointed by them.
(b) Men cannot be whole without them.
(c) Men want them all.
(d) Men usually only choose one.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Philosophy argue would be the reason why a person would see randomness when it is not random?
2. According to Philosophy, what does true happiness involve?
3. What cannot be obtained if sought individually according to Philosophy?
4. What does Philosophy say about men trying to find happiness?
5. How many "Goods" does philosophy talk about when she explains what men usually think is true happiness?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the woman liken God to and what is the significance of this analogy?
2. What is implied about the choices of men and the problem of evil?
3. What does the woman remark about randomness and order?
4. Why does the woman correct Boethius' statement about wishing that the evil would lose the ability to persecute the good?
5. How does God use providence?
6. Why is Boethius still troubled at the beginning of Book IV and what does Lady Philosophy say?
7. What does fame come from, according to Book III of "The Consolation of Philosophy"?
8. Why do God's methods defy human reason?
9. In Book IV, what can be concluded about the wicked being punished?
10. Why should the five goods not be entirely dismissed?
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