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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Augustine go to study?
(a) Carthage.
(b) Florence.
(c) The Vatican.
(d) Rome.

2. To whom was the book he lost dedicated?
(a) Hiereus.
(b) His wife.
(c) Disenyum.
(d) Monica, his mother.

3. How does Augustine see Christianity as being deficient?
(a) It is too improbable.
(b) It doesn't promote change through violence or any means possible.
(c) It fails to impress Augustine with its superior viewpoint to the many other religions and sects available.
(d) It is too simplistic.

4. What does a Christian priest predict of Augustine?
(a) He will become a great defender of the Greek gods.
(b) He will change and convert to Christianity.
(c) He will die in his sins.
(d) He will never live long enough to repent.

5. With what is Augustine in love?
(a) With vice.
(b) With violence.
(c) With being in love.
(d) With himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Augustine get in trouble?

2. Who writes Hortensius?

3. What sect does Augustine prefer?

4. What notion does Augustine attack?

5. What happens to a friend who is ill and unconscious?

(see the answer key)

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