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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Monica want Augustine to be?
(a) In Rome.
(b) In Florence.
(c) In the Vatican.
(d) In Carthage and Africa.

2. What does Hortensius promote?
(a) The general goal of seeking the truth.
(b) Belief in oneself.
(c) Violence for change.
(d) Hedonistic living.

3. What does not signal the end of Augustine's struggles?
(a) Giving up his materialistic desires.
(b) His Christian faith.
(c) His study of the Old Testament.
(d) His acceptance of the existence of both good and evil.

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

5. Who leaves Augustine to return to Africa?
(a) His mother.
(b) Ambrose.
(c) His best friend Alypius.
(d) His mistress of many years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Augustine's position in his circle of friends?

2. How would you characterize Augustine in this Book?

3. How does Victorinus become a Christian?

4. At what age does Augustine decide to become a philosopher?

5. What do the Manicheans believe about man's soul?

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