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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens when men act wickedly?
(a) They chose their will and not God's.
(b) They enjoy evil passions.
(c) They do damage to their own soul.
(d) They are punished either now or later.

2. Why does Augustine wish his family had arranged a marriage for him?
(a) So his mother could be taken care of.
(b) So that at least his sexual lust would have produced a family.
(c) For the prestige that a marriage could have brought.
(d) So that he wouldn't have to become a monk.

3. Who is Victorinus?
(a) A man who is studying the Greek gods with Augustine.
(b) A man who translates the Platonist texts into modern Greek.
(c) A man who translates the Platonist texts into Gaelic.
(d) A man who translates the Platonist texts into Latin.

4. How does Augustine see Christianity as being deficient?
(a) It doesn't promote change through violence or any means possible.
(b) It fails to impress Augustine with its superior viewpoint to the many other religions and sects available.
(c) It is too improbable.
(d) It is too simplistic.

5. What is Augustine thinking of doing?
(a) Marrying.
(b) Taking vows as a monk.
(c) Going on a mission to Britain.
(d) Moving back to Carthage.

Short Answer Questions

1. At one point, what does Augustine believe about evil?

2. Why does Augustine read books of rhetoric?

3. How could Augustine's "journey" be categorized?

4. Who is Adeodatus?

5. Who has Augustine already studied much?

(see the answer key)

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