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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Augustine possibly cross the boundaries between friendship and sex?
(a) Having sex with the wives of male friends.
(b) Being friends with a woman and then seducing her under the guise of friendship.
(c) Being sexually involved with a male friend.
(d) He never confuses the two states of being.

2. What do the Manicheans believe when one their "Elect" digest food gifts?
(a) Angels or spirits are released to the Manichean's benefit.
(b) The gift is transmuted into divine energy.
(c) The gifts' energy feeds the universe.
(d) The Elect move forward on the wheel of time.

3. What about Augustine are both of his parents proud?
(a) His intellect.
(b) His kindness.
(c) His wit.
(d) His appeal to women.

4. What does Ambrose say to bring to the tombs of the saints?
(a) Money.
(b) Prayers.
(c) Food.
(d) Animal sacrifices.

5. Why does Augustine read books of rhetoric?
(a) He is pleasing his father.
(b) To make a name for himself.
(c) He is required to do so.
(d) He wants to learn to argue like they do.

6. Into what has St. Augustine sunk?
(a) Sin and lustful behavior.
(b) The a life of glory for God.
(c) A deep depression.
(d) A pit of despair.

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

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

9. Who leaves Augustine to return to Africa?
(a) His mistress of many years.
(b) His best friend Alypius.
(c) His mother.
(d) Ambrose.

10. How does Augustine change his view of evil?
(a) He sees there is not such thing as evil.
(b) He sees that evil only exists as a concept and is not real.
(c) He believes evil is created by God and can be annihilated by God.
(d) He sees that evil is caused by corruption and lack of good.

11. Where does Monica want Augustine to be?
(a) In Florence.
(b) In Carthage and Africa.
(c) In the Vatican.
(d) In Rome.

12. At one point, what does Augustine believe about evil?
(a) That it is as powerful a force as God.
(b) That it is just one aspect of God.
(c) That it is an independant force.
(d) That it doesn't exist.

13. In what way does God work?
(a) Mysterious ways.
(b) In ways that are lofty.
(c) In a roundabout way.
(d) In ways that are perfectly logical.

14. What does the book Hortensius give Augustine?
(a) Bad dreams.
(b) Knowledge to learn Greek.
(c) A desire to become a famous orator.
(d) A love for philosophy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On what does Augustine eventually blame his actions?

2. Instead of studying the literal meaning of a phrase what is important to study?

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

4. What type of behavior is not tolerate in Rome?

5. What sort of philosophy does Augustine have?

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