1. Why does Augustine claim that words as signs are difficult to understand?
(a) Because God provides Scriptural complexity to satisfy a hard-working mind.
(b) Because God inspires believers to master tongues and interpret signs.
(c) Because God created with words and wants believers to know their impact.
(d) Because words as signs are only understood within a scriptural context.

2. Based on the academic demands that Augustine places on his students, it is clear that Augustine believes what?
(a) That God is the master of all creation and language and the more you know of each the better you understand what God passed on in Scripture.
(b) That learning as much as possible is the best way to separate the individual from the common population.
(c) That personal discipline and focusing on things outside of the body helps build chastity and humility.
(d) That those who sought Augustine as a teacher will need to have conviction and determination to take on the challenges he puts before his students.

3. What does Augustine claim to be the central law of love and the message of Christianity?
(a) That the one illuminated truth is to love thy neighbor who loves God.
(b) That one should find illuminated truth to love God and thy neighbor.
(c) That one thing that is illuminated truth is loving God and then thy neighbor.
(d) That one should love God and love thy neighbor.

4. What does Augustine write is incompatible with love?
(a) Using things without the goal of enjoying them is incompatible with love.
(b) Coveting things for one's self is incompatible with love.
(c) Using things without seeking wisdom is incompatible with love.
(d) Using things for non-Scriptural purposes is incompatible with love.

5. What is the step that Augustine identifies an individual should take before entering into a proper relationship with God?
(a) An individual must repent of their sins and be baptized.
(b) An individual's eyes must be purged and God's plan and healing must be followed.
(c) An individual must leave their mother and father and cleave to the Church.
(d) An individual must sell all possessions and give the money to the Priest.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the difference between the time that God might deliver what seems to be an evil command in the Old Testament and the current time, according to Augustine?

2. What does Augustine use to illustrate a thing to be used?

3. What does Augustine suggest a conception of Christian love will serve for the student?

4. What are the primary possessions of the student of Scripture, according to Augustine in Book Two?

5. According to Augustine, to whom are commands from Scripture intended?

(see the answer key)

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