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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the step that Augustine identifies an individual should take before entering into a proper relationship with God?
(a) An individual's eyes must be purged and God's plan and healing must be followed.
(b) An individual must repent of their sins and be baptized.
(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.

2. What does Augustine claim is the consequence of refusing to learn in a proper setting for Scriptural learning?
(a) The student does not learn from the experience of a learned devotee of Scripture.
(b) The student does not receive access to the types of references that make learning complete.
(c) The student loses the opportunity to participate in mutual love.
(d) The student does not benefit from an environment that has been modeled by Scriptural standards.

3. What does Augustine suggest a conception of Christian love will serve for the student?
(a) It will guide the student to become a teacher.
(b) It will help the student understand God's motivation for interacting with creation.
(c) It is integral to proper Scriptural interpretation.
(d) It is integral to applying the principles of community.

4. With what prediction does Augustine start "On Christian Doctrine"?
(a) God will assure that the Church will become the primary social force in the world.
(b) The work will face three kinds of criticism.
(c) Christians will transform society through piety and rhetorical skill.
(d) Christians will gather around a uniform doctrine.

5. How does Augustine characterize things in Book One?
(a) They are all items that fall under God's authority.
(b) They are ordinary objects that are not used to signify something.
(c) They are the items that God puts before Christians to enjoy.
(d) They are the items that God puts before Christians to use.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does it mean that Augustine requires his students to have such broad knowledge to master his course?

2. By the end of Book Two, Augustine devoted much of this text to refuting critics who believe Scriptural interpretation comes simply. What does this infer of Augustine's methods of debate?

3. According to Augustine in Book Two, in order for the student to become an effective teacher, what two skills must the student master?

4. What comes of loving oneself for reasons other than that which Augustine specified?

5. What is the primary tool for interpretation for the critics that Augustine primarily focuses on in the Preface?

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