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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What basic fact do the critics discussed in the Preface ignore by discounting teaching from Augustine and others?
(a) The fact that they learned important tools, such as the alphabet, from other humans.
(b) The works of writers closer to the time of the authors of Scripture are frequently incomplete, disjointed, and often unverifiable.
(c) Many writers have intensely studied Scriptures and have left their impressions for their use.
(d) Trial and error application often give non-Christians the opportunity to "mock God."

2. Upon what does Augustine focus most of his efforts in the Preface of "On Christian Doctrine"?
(a) Criticism from those who claim that Augustine relied too much on training and not enough on divine guidance.
(b) Criticism that his demands for linguistic studies were too exclusive.
(c) Criticism from those who refuse or are unable to apply it.
(d) Criticism from those who believe it is not needed.

3. What is the primary tool for interpretation for the critics that Augustine primarily focuses on in the Preface?
(a) Intense study of Scripture.
(b) A "special gift" from God.
(c) Investigating commentaries produced closer to the time of the authors of Scriptures.
(d) Trial and error application to the situations for which they need Scriptural guidance.

4. Of these influences on individual thought, which does Augustine claim Scripture teaches are negative to Christian thought?
(a) A Rabbi can distract a Christian from the "Final Propitiation."
(b) Land owners can convince Christians that the blessings of God are demonstrated through material riches.
(c) A spouse can distract a Christian with the "needs of this world."
(d) The devil can mislead someone to think that a Christian knows more than they do.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the doctrine that Augustine claims critics of human teaching defend?

2. With what prediction does Augustine start "On Christian Doctrine"?

3. How does Augustine characterize the argument that his teaching is not needed because it comes from a human source?

4. What Scriptural defense does Augustine use for encouraging critics to consider the validity of "On Christian Doctrine"?

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

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