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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Augustine thinking of doing?
(a) Marrying.
(b) Going on a mission to Britain.
(c) Moving back to Carthage.
(d) Taking vows as a monk.

2. What happens when men act wickedly?
(a) They do damage to their own soul.
(b) They enjoy evil passions.
(c) They chose their will and not God's.
(d) They are punished either now or later.

3. What is a flaw in the book in number 70?
(a) It ignores the possibility of God's existence.
(b) It has only one premise and no synthesis.
(c) It's thesis is flawed.
(d) It uses poor logic.

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

5. Where does Augustus go for the Vintage holiday?
(a) To Britian.
(b) To Carthage.
(c) To a country retreat estate in Cassiciacum.
(d) To Florence.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Augustine arrange to marry?

2. What interests Augustine more than higher goals or values?

3. How does Victorinus become a Christian?

4. Before the Heavens and the Earth existed what does Augustine say did not exist?

5. When does Augustine reject astrology?

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