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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one definition of evil?
(a) A decision to not follow one's own heart.
(b) A active pushing away of a child from the light.
(c) The absence of good intentions.
(d) A perversity of the will and a turning against God.

2. Who has Augustine already studied much?
(a) The Gnostics.
(b) The development of Chrisitanity in Britian.
(c) The Platonists and their natural philosophy.
(d) The Greek gods.

3. To what does Augustine compare the recitation of a psalm?
(a) The song of creation.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Hope spoken.
(d) The passing of one human life or all of human history.

4. Why does Augustine believe it is not the motion of the heavenly bodies that determines the length of a day?
(a) Because heavenly bodies are in a set relation to each other always.
(b) Because heavenly bodies are motionless and therefore cannot make time move.
(c) Because different heavenly bodies move at different speeds.
(d) Because God could not have created the earth in 7 earth days.

5. Of what is Augustine reassured?
(a) That the end does indeed justify the means.
(b) That Jesus loves him.
(c) That he does not have to give up his philosophical and scientific inquiries.
(d) That God is just waiting on him.

6. If two people both believe in the word of God, what can be fruitful?
(a) Compromise on interpretation.
(b) Debate about interpretations.
(c) Witnessing to a third.
(d) Agreement.

7. What does the faithful begin doing under the guidance of Ambrose?
(a) Singing hymns in order to maintain their strength while protecting the church.
(b) Preaching to the ends of the earth.
(c) Trying to convert servants in the palace to maybe reach Justina eventually.
(d) Baptizing all who want to be, even Jews.

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

9. What indicates that Augustine is not quite ready to fully embrace the way of being a priest of Christianity?
(a) He still attends Manichean rites.
(b) He still has a mistress.
(c) He still goes to the houses of "ill repute."
(d) He has not yet divorced his wife.

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

11. What is an argument that Augustine learns from his friend Nebridius?
(a) If the darkness could harm God, he wouldn't be the Almighty God.
(b) That evil is only the imagination of man.
(c) That evil is created to draw man to God.
(d) That light is all that is and therefore dark is nothing.

12. What tempts Augustine in this part of his life?
(a) Music.
(b) Vanity.
(c) Drink.
(d) Women.

13. What must one avoid in interpreting the scriptures?
(a) Satan's insidious whispers.
(b) Heresy.
(c) Slothful thinking.
(d) Pride.

14. What happens to Verecundus before his death?
(a) He is ex-communicated.
(b) He is baptized.
(c) He has a vision of angels hovering around him.
(d) He converts to Manicheanism.

15. With whom does Augustine return to Milan?
(a) No one.
(b) With his wife.
(c) With his mother.
(d) With his friend Alypius.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Simplicianus tell Augustine Victorinus does before his recent passing?

2. What does Simplicianus say Victorinus has to do?

3. What phrase does Augustine use as an example of different interpretations?

4. Why does Simplicianus have to stop teaching rhetoric?

5. Beyond what is memory?

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