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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Two.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Augustine claim this knowledge is required to understand what Scripture teaches?
(a) Because knowing the dietary and moral laws of the Nazarites aids in understanding the life and miracles of Christ.
(b) Because knowing the history of Israel and the prophecies concerning Christ makes a full connection between Israelite and Christian Scriptures.
(c) Because knowing the demands of the law of Israel helps to understand the freedom that Christians have through the atoning death of Christ.
(d) Because knowing the language, culture, and settings of the Scriptural record guides in making correct interpretations of Scripture.

2. What does Augustine encourage his critics to remember in the Preface?
(a) To patiently contemplate his points before they make a judgment.
(b) To be wary of falling into the trap of heresy.
(c) To remember experiencing learning for themselves.
(d) To practice the rhetorical skills he embraces to make criticism more effective.

3. What are the two primary reasons that Augustine devotes his time to those questions?
(a) God's omnipotence establishes His authority over creation and judgment.
(b) The two commandments of Christianity to love God and to love one's neighbor.
(c) Because Scriptural infallibility affirms God's role in miracles and prophesy.
(d) The Christian conception of Christ's deity explains His resurrection and authority over forgiveness.

4. What doctrine does Augustine introduce to explain how Truth can be seen?
(a) The doctrine of "special gifts of seeing" that God grants when individuals seek eternal truths illuminated by God.
(b) The doctrine of "things and signs" helps an individual know which things and signs illuminate eternal truths.
(c) The doctrine of "community vision" is achieved when individuals join their desires to seek eternal truths illuminated by God.
(d) The doctrine of the "inner eye" that can see eternal truths even when tainted by sin because it is illuminated by God.

5. How will studying this subject help in understanding Scripture?
(a) Understanding the grammar of languages will help interpret the prose and poetry of Scripture.
(b) Understanding the metaphors of the time will help bring deeper meaning to signs and parables.
(c) Understanding the regional accents of the time will help interpret phrases and word variations.
(d) Understanding the dialects of the time will help to interpret discussions and analogies of Scripture.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the second type of criticism that Augustine suggests "On Christian Doctrine" would face?

2. Augustine wrote that the critics he mainly focuses on in the Preface base their positions on what belief?

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

4. What are the two main tools that God uses to teach men what to do, as identified by Augustine?

5. What does Augustine identify as the relationship between all other things and the object of ultimate worship?

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