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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Augustine's perception of God's dispensation of "special gifts" of interpreting Scripture?
(a) That they precede periods of peace and prosperity.
(b) Dispensing of such gifts is atypical.
(c) That they follow periods of oppression of those seeking His blessings.
(d) That they follow miraculous events.

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

3. What should be the nature of the relationship between humans and God according to Augustine?
(a) Humans should submit to God's authority.
(b) Humans should fear the authority of God over judgment.
(c) God should be enjoyed by humans.
(d) Humans should become like God.

4. 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 must sell all possessions and give the money to the Priest.
(c) An individual's eyes must be purged and God's plan and healing must be followed.
(d) An individual must leave their mother and father and cleave to the Church.

5. What does Augustine identify as the relationship between all other things and the object of ultimate worship?
(a) All other things can be used for God's purposes through the application of special gifts.
(b) Other things are intended to be used as a means of exhibiting Christian love.
(c) Other things are intended to be used as a means of exhibiting Christian love.
(d) All other things are used as a means to enjoy the Trinity.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Based on Augustine's Preface, what is the perception of critics toward learning?

3. What does Augustine claim is the consequence of refusing to learn in a proper setting for Scriptural learning?

4. What are the three things Augustine identifies as how God inspires His children?

5. Of these influences on individual thought, which does Augustine claim Scripture teaches are negative to Christian thought?

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