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

2. What does the story of Victorinus's conversion indicate to Augustine?
(a) That it is never to late to change.
(b) The deep compatibility between Platonic philosophy and Catholic Christianity.
(c) That a man wiser than Augustine chose it, so it would be right for Augustine.
(d) The lengths Christians will go to to save a soul.

3. For what is there always a rationale?
(a) Making money.
(b) Studying esoteric philosophies.
(c) Going to Rome.
(d) Sin.

4. What does the book Hortensius give Augustine?
(a) A love for philosophy.
(b) Knowledge to learn Greek.
(c) Bad dreams.
(d) A desire to become a famous orator.

5. With what is Augustine preoccupied?
(a) Taking a trip to the Holy Lands.
(b) Learning languages.
(c) Drama both on stage and in real life.
(d) Becoming holy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Augustine find a woman to live with him while his fiance is too young?

2. How does Victorinus become a Christian?

3. Who joins Augustus in Milan?

4. Why does Augustine read books of rhetoric?

5. Who is Victorinus?

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