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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 the nature of the second important distinction Augustine identifies in Book One?
(a) Christian love can be found within pagans, but pagan love is antithetical to Christian love.
(b) A sign is always a thing, but not all things are signs.
(c) Encouragement is an exhortation, but not every exhortation is an encouragement.
(d) Everything that is enjoyed is used, but not everything that is used is enjoyed.

2. What does Augustine claim to be the central law of love and the message of Christianity?
(a) That one should find illuminated truth to love God and thy neighbor.
(b) That one should love God and love thy neighbor.
(c) That the one illuminated truth is to love thy neighbor who loves God.
(d) That one thing that is illuminated truth is loving God and then thy neighbor.

3. Why does Augustine expect the method of accessing knowledge he lacks to be successful?
(a) Augustine believes God guides those who gather in Christian community.
(b) Augustine is familiar with the classification system of the library at Hippo Regius.
(c) Augustine believes that God will give to him because God gives to those who "give away," as does Augustine when he teaches.
(d) Augustine has great respect for other learned Priests within his sphere.

4. To what does Augustine compare his distinction of things?
(a) To that between God and Lucifer.
(b) To that between critics who do not understand and critics who believe in "special gifts."
(c) To that between instrumental and intrinsic good.
(d) To that between human nature and original sin.

5. Who does Augustine suggest has the ability to know the Truth?
(a) Illuminated minds.
(b) All minds.
(c) Minds God endowed with special gifts.
(d) All minds joined in community.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Augustine expect to get the knowledge that he lacks?

2. Of these influences on personal thought, which does Augustine claim Scripture teaches can lead a Christian to positive patterns?

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

4. Upon what does Augustine focus most of his efforts in the Preface of "On Christian Doctrine"?

5. What are the three things that Augustine claims that interpretations of Scripture should build up?

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