View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Augustine unable to believe in Jesus?
(a) He thinks Jesus wasn't a real person.
(b) He thinks Jesus is too good to be true.
(c) He thinks it is impossible for God to be also human.
(d) He thinks Christ would be defiled by being born of the Virgin Mary.

2. What does Alypius finally give up doing?
(a) Following the Manichean sect.
(b) Studying Buddhism.
(c) Sex outside of marriage.
(d) Watching the gladiator and circus games.

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

4. What is Augustine's native language?
(a) German.
(b) Latin.
(c) Gaelic.
(d) Greek.

5. Where does Augustine go to study?
(a) Carthage.
(b) Rome.
(c) The Vatican.
(d) Florence.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Augustine call his living arrangement?

2. What does Augustine resent about his studies of Latin and Greek literature?

3. What is one of Augustine's future struggles in life?

4. What concept does Augustine have difficult understanding?

5. What does Augustine teach?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 296 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample