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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Augustine, how should a student be affected as he/she becomes proficient in interpreting Scripture?
(a) He/she will help in developing an understanding of God's motivations.
(b) He/she will help develop a student's teaching skill.
(c) He/she will increase the love that one feels.
(d) He/she will help to apply the principles of community.

2. According to Augustine in Book Two, in order for the student to become an effective teacher, what two skills must the student master?
(a) Navigation and philosophy.
(b) Logic and rhetoric.
(c) Prophecy and signs.
(d) Arts and sciences.

3. How does Augustine use the items of his example to illustrate his distinction?
(a) That critics who do not understand show a lack of interest to discover, but those who believe in special gifts use a false faith to rationalize their lack of interest.
(b) That Lucifer sought to discredit Job's faith, but God realized the depth of Job's convictions.
(c) The meal is enjoyed, but the pot is used.
(d) That Adam made the choice of sin, but Cain responded out of the impulse passed to him from Adam's choice.

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

5. Based on Augustine's Preface, what is the perception of critics toward learning?
(a) The most reliable aids for interpretation are writings from individuals directly connected to the authors of Scriptures.
(b) The most reliable aids for interpretation are from Scripture themselves.
(c) They do not need aids for interpretation such as those Augustine offers.
(d) Reliable interpretation can come from a situational application.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are subjects that Augustine identifies that 'must be learned'?

2. What does Augustine consider as God's typical means of delivering His illumination?

3. Of the areas that Augustine emphasizes, what area receives the most intense focus?

4. Upon what does Augustine say the student of Scripture must rely during his studies?

5. From what type of education does Augustine develop his curriculum of Scriptural learning?

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