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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book III.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was Boethius aware of concerning Fortune?
(a) That he should have shared it.
(b) That he had too much.
(c) That it is temporary.
(d) That it exalts and humbles.

3. Why does Boethius say Philosophy's arguments do not soothe his pain?
(a) They are only words.
(b) They do not solve his problem of being in prison.
(c) They arrive too late to help him.
(d) His pain is too great.

4. What does Philosophy say wealth creates?
(a) New enemies.
(b) More occasion to do good.
(c) New worry and needs.
(d) The need for more.

5. What does Philosophy say of man's happiness compared to the happiness of a beast?
(a) It is equivalent.
(b) It is easier to find.
(c) They are both based on eating and escaping predators.
(d) It is higher and more obscure.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the real cause of Boethius being miserable according to Philosophy?

2. What gift did God give to men according to Boethius?

3. What does Philosophy say of true happiness?

4. What type of clothing is the woman wearing?

5. What did the politician in the example given by Philosophy lose?

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