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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When does Augustine believe a person starts sinning?
(a) At puberty.
(b) Never.
(c) Right at infancy.
(d) When one becomes married.

3. What is Augustine's position in his circle of friends?
(a) A follower.
(b) Someone on the fringes.
(c) He is a loner.
(d) A leader.

4. What interests Augustine more than higher goals or values?
(a) Wealth.
(b) Success and fame.
(c) Love and friendship.
(d) Intellectual knowledge.

5. At the beginning of this book, where is Augustine a student?
(a) School of Rhetoric in Carthage.
(b) He is out of school.
(c) School of Philosophy in Athens.
(d) Lysortium Rhetorium in Rome.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Augustine feel when he reads of Zeus engaging in fornication and being powerful?

2. How does Augustine view the holy men of the Bible?

3. How could Augustine's "journey" be categorized?

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

5. With what is Augustine preoccupied?

(see the answer key)

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