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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Augustine change his view of evil?
(a) He sees there is not such thing as evil.
(b) He believes evil is created by God and can be annihilated by God.
(c) He sees that evil is caused by corruption and lack of good.
(d) He sees that evil only exists as a concept and is not real.

2. Besides thievery, in what is Augustine involved?
(a) Gambling.
(b) Murder.
(c) Cheating on his exams.
(d) Pranks.

3. What motivates Augustine's decision to become a philosopher?
(a) His father's desire for him to do so.
(b) The power to change people.
(c) Pride at being smarter than many other of his peers.
(d) The money philosophers make in those days.

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

5. What is one of Augustine's future struggles in life?
(a) To have the spirit of truth and faith to inform his and others' good deeds.
(b) Whether to marry his childhood sweetheart and enter into sins of the flesh.
(c) To allow those he love to walk their own path.
(d) If he should take vows with the church.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Augustine wish his family had arranged a marriage for him?

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

3. On what does Augustine eventually blame his actions?

4. What is one of Augustine's greatest faults as a boy and young man?

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

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