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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the story of Victorinus's conversion indicate to Augustine?
(a) The lengths Christians will go to to save a soul.
(b) That a man wiser than Augustine chose it, so it would be right for Augustine.
(c) The deep compatibility between Platonic philosophy and Catholic Christianity.
(d) That it is never to late to change.

3. What books bring a change to Augustine's thinking?
(a) Grendal and the Four Horsemen.
(b) The Illiad and Odyssey.
(c) Books of the Platonists.
(d) Books of the disciples of Socrates.

4. What does a Christian priest predict of Augustine?
(a) He will never live long enough to repent.
(b) He will become a great defender of the Greek gods.
(c) He will change and convert to Christianity.
(d) He will die in his sins.

5. Why is Augustine's father is willing to shoulder large financial burdens?
(a) To have servants to care for his children.
(b) To give his wife a luxurious lifestyle.
(c) To have large doweries for his daughters.
(d) To help Augustine succeed.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Augustine leave Carthage and his mother?

2. Why does Augustine want to move to Rome?

3. How can things deeply hidden in memory be recalled?

4. Why does Augustine write the confessions?

5. What concept does Augustine have difficult understanding?

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