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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what does Augustine decide to withdraw?
(a) From the Catholic church.
(b) From his reading of philosophy.
(c) From his mistress.
(d) From his teaching position.

2. What does the Roman empress Justina favor?
(a) The Greek gods over those of the Romans.
(b) The Pope over the Greek gods.
(c) The Arian heresy over Christianity.
(d) Celtic gods.

3. What question does Augustine ask?
(a) What does it mean to love God?
(b) How can I know I am going to heaven?
(c) Why have I been placed on this earth.
(d) How does Jesus, a dead person, know me.

4. To what does Augustine come to think the predictions of astrologists are due?
(a) Purely a matter of chance, plus taking into account a person's condition, wealth, and circumstances.
(b) Making the predictions so general, they can apply to almost anyone.
(c) A weakness of the brain.
(d) A misunderstanding of astronomy.

5. What is non-existent except when it is the present?
(a) Life.
(b) Happiness.
(c) The past and future.
(d) God.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Simplicianus have to stop teaching rhetoric?

2. How does God create sky, water and earth?

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

4. What is different between scripture and the books of the Platonists?

5. What does Augustine want to measure?

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