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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Augustine write the confessions?
(a) By order of the Pope.
(b) For his final project in school.
(c) In order to show his sincerity to be admitted to a monk order.
(d) To find out the sources of his errors earlier in life and also to encourage the faithful in seeking truth and knowledge of God.

3. What sort of philosophy does Augustine have?
(a) Spiritual.
(b) Fundamentalist.
(c) Materialistic.
(d) Hedonist.

4. How could Augustine's "journey" be categorized?
(a) From one of being a sinful youth to becoming a great investigator of the truth and of the nature of God.
(b) From rags to riches.
(c) From prison to ruling a country.
(d) From riches to rags.

5. Instead of studying the literal meaning of a phrase what is important to study?
(a) The implied meaning, though it is also literal.
(b) The spirit and intent of the Scriptures.
(c) The individual meanings of the words in the phrase.
(d) It is better not to study, but to pray for enlightment.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when men act wickedly?

2. What does Augustine call his living arrangement?

3. What does Augustine fabricate in order to be accepted by his peers?

4. When does Augustine believe a person starts sinning?

5. Who does Augustine arrange to marry?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Augustine's primary thoughts of when he arrives in Carthage and what does he do with them?

2. How does Monica feel about Augustine moving and how does he get around her?

3. What does Augustine foreshadow about philosophy and himself?

4. How does Augustine's initial conversion to Christianity come about?

5. What are Augustine's reflections on life and death?

6. What do the Manicheans believe about food?

7. What does Augustine decide about reading Scripture and interpreting it?

8. What does Augustine say about his "sins" as a schoolboy and his teachers reaction to them?

9. What does Augustine believe about the men in the Bible and how does he apply that to people in general?

10. How has Augustine solved the problem of his lust and what is the result of this solution?

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