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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Augustine arrange to marry?
(a) No one; he decides to never marry.
(b) A woman he meets there in Milan who is a teacher also.
(c) A girl who is two years underage.
(d) A woman he knew from childhood.

2. Who is Fautus?
(a) Archbishop of Carthage.
(b) The Pope's Secretary.
(c) A character in a play by Cicero.
(d) Bishop of the Manicheans.

3. To whom was the book he lost dedicated?
(a) Disenyum.
(b) Monica, his mother.
(c) Hiereus.
(d) His wife.

4. What does Ambrose say to bring to the tombs of the saints?
(a) Money.
(b) Prayers.
(c) Food.
(d) Animal sacrifices.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of a book Augustine wrote that he later lost?

2. Who joins Augustus in Milan?

3. What does Augustine refuse?

4. What is something Augustine finds very difficult to follow in real life?

5. What does Augustine struggle to learn in school?

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