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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who joins Augustus in Milan?
(a) His wife.
(b) His brother.
(c) His mother.
(d) No one.

2. What does Augustine struggle to learn in school?
(a) To get along well with his classmates.
(b) To be humble when he knows more than the teachers.
(c) To learn the rules of mathematics.
(d) To learn Latin grammar and works by Virgil, such as the Aeneid.

3. For what is the stealing of the pear a metaphor?
(a) The hopes for fruit without labor.
(b) Those who grab the fruits of goodness without having the spirit of righteousness.
(c) The good of the earth tainted by Satan.
(d) The desire for goodness without being good.

4. Though Augustine is proficient in learning the sciences and philosophy of his time what is he unable to formulate?
(a) How the Manichean thought system can be used in the area of mathematics.
(b) A personal moral system on the use of knowledge.
(c) A way to merge Manichean and Chrisitan philosophies.
(d) A personal belief system.

5. How would you characterize Augustine in this Book?
(a) A serious and studies young man.
(b) A mama's boy.
(c) A sinful young man.
(d) A pious young man.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a flaw in the book in number 70?

2. What is Ambrose's intent about his preferences at the tombs?

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

4. How long as Augustine been a member of the Manichean sect when he is 29?

5. In what way does God work?

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