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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What cannot be seen by the finite intellect of man?
2. What does Philosophy say of true happiness?
3. What does a poor man need not worry about according to Philosophy?
4. How does Fortune sometimes appear to be according to Philosophy?
5. What can happen as soon as popular acclaim is given?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the essence of true happiness as introduced at the beginning of Book III?
2. What is the conclusion about the happiness and man's participation in happiness?
3. 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)?
4. How does "The Consolation of Philosophy" define fate?
5. According to Book IV, how does happiness relate to being powerful or powerless?
6. What is the error that men run into?
7. How are actions their own rewards, as stated in Book IV?
8. What does the woman remind Boethius of in regards to God's governance?
9. What is implied about the choices of men and the problem of evil?
10. Why do God's methods defy human reason?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
"The Consolation of Philosophy" includes some of the poetry Boethius composed while imprisoned. In an essay, discuss the poetry and how the poems within the prose either diminish or illustrate the textual meaning. Use examples from the text to support your discussion.
Essay Topic 2
In "The Consolation of Philosophy", Boethius addresses the question of eternity. In an essay, discuss what Boethius means when he says that God is eternal. Use the text to support your discussion.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss how Lady Philosophy defines chance in "The Consolation of Philosophy" and analyze why Lady Philosophy rejects chance as defined as a random or arbitrary force. Discuss the other definitions of chance discussed and use the text to support your statements.
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