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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who writes Hortensius?
(a) Socrates.
(b) Cicero.
(c) Homer.
(d) Plato.

2. What does Simplicianus tell Augustine Victorinus does before his recent passing?
(a) Converts to the Manichean sect.
(b) Prophesizes that Augustine will be a lion of God.
(c) Prophesizes that Augustine will die in sin.
(d) Converted to Christianity.

3. For what is the stealing of the pear a metaphor?
(a) Those who grab the fruits of goodness without having the spirit of righteousness.
(b) The good of the earth tainted by Satan.
(c) The hopes for fruit without labor.
(d) The desire for goodness without being good.

4. How does Augustine leave Carthage and his mother?
(a) By sneaking away while his mother is in Athens.
(b) With her disowning him.
(c) With his mother's blessings.
(d) He pretends to just be seeing a friend off at the docks but gets on a ship, too.

5. Why does Augustine read books of rhetoric?
(a) He is required to do so.
(b) To make a name for himself.
(c) He is pleasing his father.
(d) He wants to learn to argue like they do.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Augustine want to move to Rome?

2. In what way does God work?

3. What does Simplicianus say Victorinus has to do?

4. On what does Augustine eventually blame his actions?

5. Upon what does Augustine wonder?

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