On Christian Doctrine Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

What is the most important step Augustine's students must take to avoid the trap he sees in interpretation? (from Book Three)

Students need to devote themselves to studying the subjects Augustine recommended in Book Two.

Students need to submit themselves to the scrutiny of a wise teacher who can dissuade them from becoming prideful.

Students need to submit themselves to the process of purging their selfish desires.

Students need to differentiate the love for God from the love for things common among the pagans.

2.

What does Augustine say the Christian speaker should always seek eagerly? (from Book Four)

The inner eye.

The Holy Spirit.

Learning.

A special gift.

3.

What form do these grammar types take? (from Book Three)

Allegory, enigma, parable, and catachresis.

Hyperbole, riddle, song, and parable.

Poem, metaphor, sarcasm, and hyperbole.

Prose, poem, dissertation, and story.

4.

What are the primary possessions of the student of Scripture, according to Augustine in Book Two? (from Book Two)

Love, illuminated truth, and the inner eye.

Faith, hope, and love.

Illuminated truth, the inner eye, and faith.

Special gifts, things, and signs.

5.

Whose sermons does Augustine investigate to give illustrations of the application of the rules of delivering sermons? (from Book Four)

St. Paul and the prophet Elijah.

St. Peter and Samuel.

Christ and Andrew.

Cyprian and Ambrose.

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