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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What setting does Augustine recommend for sound Scriptural learning?
(a) An ecclesiastical structure.
(b) Human communities.
(c) A properly sanctioned site of Scriptural education.
(d) A private audience with a well-trained Priest.

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

3. What is the problem for the critics that Augustine addresses in the Preface when they choose to teach?
(a) If these critics believe that Scripture can only be achieved through "special gifts", isn't God's power of communicating limited out side of his act to give the gifts?
(b) If these critics believe students of Scripture can only receive understanding through "special gifts", why do they attempt to teach about "special gifts"?
(c) If God only communicates the truth of Scripture through those who have "special gifts", is not God limiting his communication with the pagan who has not received such gifts?
(d) If these critics believe that understanding Scripture can only be achieved through the application of "special gifts", doesn't their effort to teach expose their students to personal bias that might interfere with their "special gifts"?

4. What are the three things that Augustine claims that interpretations of Scripture should build up?
(a) The inner eye, love, and illuminated truth.
(b) Special gifts, community, and signs.
(c) Faith, hope and love.
(d) Hope, signs, and the inner eye.

5. What is the subject that Augustine addresses in Book One and Book Two?
(a) Finding what to learn from Scripture.
(b) Finding a place in a Scriptural community.
(c) Understanding how to convey Scripture.
(d) Understanding what one should learn from Scripture.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Augustine's perception of God's dispensation of "special gifts" of interpreting Scripture?

2. What does Augustine claim to be the central law of love and the message of Christianity?

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

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

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

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