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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Augustine focuses on one of the types of criticism he expects to receive, what does he suggest to the reader?
(a) That these types of critics will either understand Scripture or believe they do.
(b) That these types of critics are a threat to the true Church.
(c) That these types of critics are stagnant in their thoughts and threaten to limit the influence of Divine guidance.
(d) That these types of critics, if they gather a following around their criticism, are dangerously close to practicing heresy.

3. How does Augustine characterize the argument that his teaching is not needed because it comes from a human source?
(a) It is responsible for allowing "babes in the Faith being devoured by the wolves of the world."
(b) It is being logically inconsistent.
(c) It is being heretical.
(d) It is intolerant.

4. What is the doctrine that Augustine claims critics of human teaching defend?
(a) That God will communicate through signs and symbols.
(b) That God will communicate the meaning of Scripture through "special gifts."
(c) That God will communicate through tongues.
(d) That God will communicate through the in dwelling of the Holy Spirit.

5. 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"?

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Augustine reason is the consequence to human teaching if learning comes from Divine gifts?

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

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

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

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

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