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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. 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 large doweries for his daughters.
(d) To have servants to care for his children.

2. Who does Augustine meet in Milan?
(a) Archbishop Marlowe.
(b) Bishop Ambrose.
(c) Friar Tuck.
(d) Bishop John Paul.

3. Why does he prefer that sect at that time in his life?
(a) Because it fit in better with his lifestyle at that time.
(b) Because it was simple.
(c) Because it did not ask much of him.
(d) Because it seemed more logical.

4. What motivates Augustine's decision to become a philosopher?
(a) The money philosophers make in those days.
(b) Pride at being smarter than many other of his peers.
(c) The power to change people.
(d) His father's desire for him to do so.

5. At what age does Augustine decide to become a philosopher?
(a) 25.
(b) 16.
(c) 33.
(d) 19.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what is Augustine in love?

2. What is the Fables of Manes?

3. What does Augustine refuse?

4. In what does Augustine try to be honest?

5. How does Augustine later view the Manichean myths?

Short Essay Questions

1. Augustine says he wrote Confessions for what reason?

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

3. Who teaches Augustine about astrology and what does he say?

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

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

6. What is Augustine's thinking on marriage?

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

8. What happens with Augustine and the Manicheans and why?

9. How does Augustine feel about the Christianity he comes in contact with and what does he observe about the morals of Christians?

10. What kind of pressure does Augustine feel as a young person and what does he do about it?

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