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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Augustine feel when he reads of Zeus engaging in fornication and being powerful?
(a) Indifferent.
(b) Repulsed.
(c) Curious as to why a god would do that.
(d) He wants to do these deeds.

2. What notion does Augustine attack?
(a) That women are not equal to men.
(b) That if one studies diligently, one can come to understand how the world works.
(c) The idea of the innocence of childhood.
(d) That there is no wrong behavior.

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

4. What drives Augustine farther away from thoughts of God?
(a) Sexual adventures.
(b) Studying the Greek philosophers.
(c) Being a soldier.
(d) Making money.

5. Why is Augustine's father is willing to shoulder large financial burdens?
(a) To have large doweries for his daughters.
(b) To have servants to care for his children.
(c) To give his wife a luxurious lifestyle.
(d) To help Augustine succeed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Augustine wish his family had arranged a marriage for him?

2. For what is there always a rationale?

3. What is Augustine's native language?

4. Why does Augustine write the confessions?

5. How would you characterize Augustine in this Book?

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